The Breadwinner Review

Why was Parvana in the market with her father instead of at school?

• It was summer.

• The Taliban had ordered all girls to stay inside.

• She had already graduated high school.

• She was not old enough for school.

Why did Parvana walk with her father to the market each day?

• He needed help to sell goods

• He needed her to write letters for him

• He needed her to help him walk

• He needed her to have someone to talk to

What occupation did Parvana's father have before the Taliban took over?

• doctor

• lawyer

• writer

• teacher

What occupation did Parvana's mother have before the Taliban took over?

• doctor

• lawyer

• writer

• teacher

Who is Hossain?

• Parvana's uncle

• Parvana's brother

• Parvana's friend

• Parvana's cousin

What did the Taliban do with father?

• killed him

• took his leg

• took him to prison

• banned him from Kabul

What did Parvana not want the soldiers to find in the cupoboard?

• father's books

• father's sketch pad

• mother's published writing

• the last of the family money

Why did Mrs. Weera want to speak with Parvana's mother?

• to ask for money

• to console her

• to have coffee

• to ask for a place to live

Why did all water have to be boiled before drinking it?

• It was used for bath water

• It would make you sick if not boiled

• It did not have to be boiled

• Animals drank from the tap first

Parvana set up her business where her father had because...

• it made her feel sad

• her father told her to before he was taken to jail

• to make it easier for customers to remember them

• she was scared to set up any other place