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100

Where does The Breadwinner take place? 


Afghanistan

100

The sun is the closest one of these to Earth.

A star!



100

This war was fought between these two European countries in North America.

 The French and Indian War

100

1 divided by 5 is ...?

1/5

100

In which state did the Salem Witch trials occur?

In Massachusetts!
200

What point of view (first person, second person, third person) is The Breadwinner told from?

Third person



200

Where gravity pulls us towards.

The center of the Earth!

200

The Stamp Act put a tax on these types of items.

Paper products (anything made out of paper)

200

find the product: 

2/3 x 5/9

10/27

200

What sports game did Ms. Barnes sing in in college? Bonus 50 points for the college!

A basketball game! 

Bonus points: UNC!

300

Why does Parvana have to cut her hair and dress up as a boy? 


 Her family needs money and this is the only way she can work without getting caught by the Taliban 

(similar answers also work)

300

A molecule is made of multiple of these, the smallest piece of matter.

An atom!

300

The Sugar Act made colonists start questioning this authority (person or people in charge).

The King and Parliament (British Government) 

300

Name all the parts of a division problem IN ORDER from first to last!

Dividend divided by the divisor is the quotient 

300

Where did Ms. Sayeed's mom grow up?

India!

400

What did Kim plant in the vacant lot in Seedfolks?


Lima beans

400

 This force pushes molecules towards each other, creating a mixture.

Attraction!

400

The British said the money from the Stamp Act tax would help pay for this.

Protecting the colonies or paying for British soldiers

400

Find the volume of this rectangular prism: 

L: 6

W: 8

H: 12

Include your units! Or you only get half points

The volume is 576 cubic units

400

This job is what Ms. Mak would be if she wasn't a teacher. 


An actress


500

Compare and contrast what Parvana and Shauzia want for the future.


Parvana wants her life to back to normal/have a normal childhood, while Shauzia wants to make money and leave Afghanistan (i.e. move to France and start over)

500

This variable is the outcome of an experiment

Dependent variable!

500

The colonists’ protest slogan was this famous phrase.

"No taxation without representation”

500

The length of a haunted mansion's garden is 7 1/2 feet by 12 2/3 feet. What's the area of the garden?


(include the correct units of get half credit)

570/6  square feet or 95 square feet 

500

TRUE OR FALSE: Ms. Lampkin is the youngest of 7 children.

TRUE!