Breadwinner chapters 1-3 (Class 602)

1. In Chapter 1, why is Parvana at the Kabul market?

• To buy food.

• To help her father walk to the market and back home.

• To socialize with friends.

• To read and write letters.

In Chapter 1, what grade was Parvana in when she had to leave school?

• 9th

• 7th

• 5th

• 6th

In Chapter 1, what was Parvana's mother's job before the Taliban came?

• lawyer

• reporter

• writer

• school teacher

In Chapter 1, where does Parvana think that some of her friends' families have fled?

• India

• Iran

• Pakistan

• Bangladesh

What are some restrictions the women faced under Taliban rule?

• They must wear burqas.

• They are not allowed to go outside without a man escorting them.

• They are not allowed to go to school.

• All of the above

Why did Parvana want to turn on a light in their apartment after her father was arrested? (from Chapter 3)

• She was afraid he would come home and not be able to find their apartment in the dark.

• She thought the Taliban would see it and release her father.

• She was scared of the dark without him.

• She wanted to read his books.

Why did Nooria write her mother a note for Parvana to take with them when they went to the prison to get their father? (from Chapter 3)

• Her mother had to have her husband's permission to talk to the Taliban soldiers.

• The note contained directions to the prison in case they got lost.

• Her mother had to have her husband's permission to be outside.

• Her mother had to have her husband's permission to ride the bus.

What were Mother and Nooria able to do during their days in the apartment? (from Chapter 2)

• Look out the windows.

• Clean

• Read books

• Watch television

Why was Mother sad when she looked at Hossain's clothes? (from Chapter 2)

• He had died as an infant.

• He had been arrested and put in prison.

• He was fighting in the war.

• He was killed by a land mine.

Where do Parvana and her mother go after father was caught by the Taliban?

• Prison

• Hospital

• Marketplace

• School