Nasreen's Secret School

What is the setting of the story?

• Herat, an ancient city

• Afghanistan

• A secret school

• All of the answers above

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Who is telling the story?

• Nasreen

• Nasreen's mom

• Nasreen's dad

• Nasreen's grandmother

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How long did Nasreen’s mom wait before looking for her husband?

• an hour

• a few hours

• many days

• a day

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Which line from the text proves how long Nasreen’s mom waited before searching?

• “One night, soldiers came to our house."

• “Finally, Nasreen’s frantic mama went searching for him…..”

• “We waited many days and nights for his return.”

• “Then the soldiers came and changed everything.”

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What is the best definition for the word frantic, as it is used in the text?

• happy and smiling

• scared and hurrying

• angry and frowning

• breathing calmy

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Where was the secret school located?

• in a private house behind the green gate

• in the soldier's backyard

• in the courtyard of the town

• at home

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Which three details best support the answer about where the secret school located?

• I heard whispers about a school- a secret school behind a green gate …

• We crossed the courtyard to the school-one room in a private house, filled with girls.

• So one day, Nasreen and I hurried down the lanes until we came to the green gate.

• Nasreen took her place at the back of the room.

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What evidence from the text makes us think that Nasreen and her grandmother were poor?

• Nasreen has to go to a secret school.

• Nasreen has to go to a secret school.

• Their relatives gave them food and firewood.

• Nasreen and her grandmother sat by the fire.

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What does “Windows opened for Nasreen in that little schoolroom.” mean?

• That the room Nasreen was in had windows that they kept open.

• That Nasreen was warm so she kept the windows opened.

• That the things Nasreen learned would help her understand more about the world.

• That Nasreen didn’t go back to school because she didn’t learn enough.

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What evidence from the text tells us that Nasreen’s mom and dad were never found?

• “Now she can see blue sky beyond those dark clouds.”

• “As for me, my mind is at ease.”

• “I still wait for my son and his wife.”

• “But the soldiers can never close the windows that have opened for my granddaughter.”

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