The Breadwinner Chapter 1-2

What does Parvana usually do in the marketplace?

• Run around serving drinks to the men

• Sit next to her father

• Play a traditional type of music for the men

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

What is Father’s job?

• He works on pipes

• He reads and writes

• He is an electrician

• He is a college professor

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What did Parvana's father sell because the offer was too good?

• His fake leg

• A golden coffee set

• His white shalwar kamiz

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Why is Parvana happy about the Taliban not allowing her to go to school?

• She does not know that the change is permanent.

• She wanted to buy something from the marketplace that day, anyway.

• She wanted to sleep in longer during the mornings.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How many rooms are in Parvana's current home?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who is Hossain?

• Parvana's older brother who had been killed

• The Taliban soldier who caught Parvana reading

• The neighbor who saw Parvana carrying the water

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What happened to father at the end of chapter 2?

• He was taken away by the Taliban

• He fainted after eating dinner with the family

• He heard bombs going in the distance and tripped as he ran away

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

Why does Parvana attack the soldiers?

• She does not want them to discover her father's hidden English books

• They tried to take Ali away, to train him as a Taliban soldier

• They threatened to take Nooria away, and then hit her

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which set of words best describes how Parvana feels about her sister Nooria?

• devoted/loving
• close/best friends
• sad/feels sorry for her
• angry/jealous

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What happened to Parvana's older brother, Hossain?

• He was killed by the Taliban fighting in the war.
• He ran away to fight against the Taliban
• He was killed by stepping on a land mine.
• He became sick from drinking unclean water and died.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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