The Breadwinner Chapter 4-5

At the start of Chapter 4 we learn Mother and Father have disagreed about staying in their country after the Taliban took over. Which statement best summarizes their disagreement?

• Mother and Father agree that they should be proud of their country no matter what, and they chose to stay to be loyal.

• Father feels it's unsafe and they should have left when the Taliban took over;Mother feels they should stay.

• Mother wanted to leave because it was unsafe, and so she could keep working;Father said they had a responsibility to stay.

• Father felt they should stay and join the Taliban; Mother wanted to stay and fight against the Taliban.

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Which statement best explains why Father though they needed to stay in Afghanistan, even though life was unfair and hard?  

• He felt that it was the duty of educated Afghans to stay and rebuild after the Taliban moved on.
• He felt that it was too dangerous to leave because of all the land mines.
• He worried that it would be too hard to start over in a new country. 
• He really agreed with the Taliban and wanted to stay and support them

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What was hurt badly on Parvana and Mother on their trip back from prison?

• Their backs
• Their arms
• Their feet
• Their heads

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Which of the following words describes Mother's mood when they returned from the prison?

• hopeless and exhausted
• tired and bored
• hopeful and re-energized
• sad and lonely

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After several days, what finally made Parvana realize she had to go out to the market alone? 

• The diapers were smelling and they needed new ones.
• They needed water.
• They needed food.
• She knew she had to go look for Father again.

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Who convinced Parvana to go out?

• Mother
• Ali
• Maryam
• Nooria

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At the beginning of Chapter 5, what does Parvana buy first in the market?

• milk
• nan (bread)
• a new chador
• tea

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Why does the soldier in the market start beating Parvana?

• He realizes she's a girl out in public  alone and isn't wearing a burqua.
• She stole some tea from the store.
• She is arguing with him about how much the food costs.
• Because she wouldn't talk to him.

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The soldier stops beating Parvana because she stands up to him and screams at him.  We can infer he is surprised at a girl who would act that way.  What does this tell us about her character?

• She's impulsive and doesn't think before she does things. 
• She's not very smart. 
• She is smart and brave and able to get out of a tough situation.
• She is scared and unwilling to take a beating.

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How does Ms. Weera's appearance in the story change the mood?

• It changes from depressed to excited.
• It changes from hopeless to hopeful.
• It changes from frightening to calm.
• It doesn't really change the mood at all.

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