Breadwinner Review

What is the major theme in the story?

• A mother's love for her family

• Providing for your family

• Being courageous when facing obstalces

• The harshness of Taliban rule

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is Parvana's main concern about looking like a boy?

• She will be too ugly

• She doesn't want to upset her mother by looking like her brother

• She things it is wrong for a girl to dress like a boy

• She will be recognized by someone

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does Parvana's mother ask if Parvana wants to watch her hair being cut?

• It is the custom where they live to watch someone cut your hair

• To help Parvana accept the idea of her hair cut and looking like a boy

• So Parvana can tell her what she wants it to look like

• As a form of punishment for her disobendience

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

"Mother worked quickly. First she cut off a huge chunk in a straight line at her neck. She held it up for Parvana to see. 'I have a lovely piece of ribbon packed away, she said. We’ll tie this up with it, and you can keep it.' "

Why does Parvana's mother act this way?

• She doesn't understand why Parvana is resisting the hair cut

• She doesn't care about Parvana's hair

• Nooria is the favorite daughter

• She resents her for being hesitant

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

In the thesaurus, gingerly is described as: warily, guardedly, safely, hesitantly.

Which of these best matches the use of gingerly as in the paragraph below?

"All alone, Parvana’s hand crept up to the top of her head. Touching her hair gingerly at first, she soon rubbed the palm of her hand all over her head. Her new hair felt both bristly and soft. It tickled the skin on her hand."

• safely, because she didn't want to mess up her hair

• warily, because the feel is new to her

• guardedly, because she is protective of her hair

• hesitantly, because she didn't want to see what her hair looked like

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In the last paragraph of the story, why does Mother say, "Go the sleep, my son"?

• She wants this all to be over

• She's worried about the safety of her children

• She is missing Hossain

• She accepts Parvana looking like a boy

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What does Parvana's haircut represent?

• New responsibilties

• Oppression

• Good fortune

• Cultural traditions

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which of the following sentences best shows the problem that Parvana’s family is trying to solve?

• There was no one to ask about Parvana.

• Someone has to go to the market to buy food and supplies.

• Hossain’s clothes do not fit Parvana.

• Mother misses her son Hossain.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

As more and more hair fell away, Parvana began to feel like a different person. Her whole face showed. What was left of her hair was short and shaggy. It curled in a soft fringe around her ears. There were no long parts to fall into her eyes, to become tangled on a windy day, to take forever to dry when she got caught in the rain.

Her forehead seemed bigger. Her eyes seemed bigger, too, maybe because she was opening them so wide to be able to see everything. Her ears seemed to stick out from her head.

They look a little funny, Parvana thought, but a nice sort of funny.

I have a nice face, she decided.

Why does the writer describes Parvana’s experience of the haircut?

• to show how Nooria is envious of Parvana

• to describe a traumatic event

• to give directions on how to cut hair

• to show how Parvana’s changing appearance is beginning to affect her outlook

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which one of the following ideas is true?

• Parvana feels proud that she bought food at the market.

• Mother is delighted that Parvana reminds her of Hossain.

• The family forces Parvana to disguise herself as a boy.

• Parvana treasures her long hair after Mother cuts it off.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2