THE BREADWINNER - CH 3 COMP CHECK

Why is Parvana's family cleaning their apartment as the chapter opens?

• they just had dinner and needed to tidy up

• their apartment was ransacked by the Taliban

• Parvana and Nooria had a fight

• they are expecting company

Why does Parvana know so many people and have so many relatives who have been arrested?

• her family belongs to a major crime network in Afghanistan

• the Afghan governments arrest anyone that protests or that they feel might be an enemy

• her neighborhood has been targeted by the government

• all of the above

Why does Parvana want to light a lamp in the night?

• she is afraid of the dark

• she wants to see Ali so that she can comfort him

• she wants the light to be in the window so it is able to guide her father home

• all of the above

Why did the Taliban order that all windows had to be painted black?

• so that no one could see the women inside

• to allow people privacy

• so that the bombing raids would not be able to target homes

• all of the above

What did Mother announce that she and Parvana were going to do the morning after Father was arrested?

• clean up the apartment to completely get rid of any evidence that soldiers had been in their house

• go and get Father out of jail

• make enough nan to last them until Father returned

• all of the above

What are some problems with Mother's plan to rescue Father?

• women are not allowed to leave their home without a man to escort them

• buses were not allowed to carry women who were without a man

• the prison was a long way away and they would have to walk a far distance

• all of the above

Why does Nooria think that her forged note will not do much good?

• no one would believe that a husband would give his wife permission to be outside without him

• most Taliban do not know how to read

• Taliban would beat up Mother and Parvana before they would have a chance to show a note

• all of the above

Why is Mother so insulted by Nooria's suggestion that she take a note with her?

• she refuses to be treated like a child

• she has a university degree

• she cannot accept being treated like a second-class citizen

• all of the above

Why does Parvana hold her breath each time her mother shows someone a picture of her father?

• she is desperately hoping that someone will recognize him

• photographs are illegal and could result in Parvana and her mother being turned over to the Taliban militia

• she is worried that her mother will say something embarrassing

• all of the above

What is the name of the prison where Father is likely being held?

• Pul-i-Charkhi Prison

• Fortress Prison

• Taliban Prison

• the novel does not say