From the Breadwinner

Which statement best expresses the theme of the selection?

• It is important to keep your community clean.

• If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

• It can be difficult to have courage in the face of danger.

• Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Parvana cannot decide between two desires. One is the wish to relieve her mother's sadness. What is Parvana's other desire?

• to grow her hair long again

• to preserve her own identity

• to wear a wig after her hair is cut

What is the setting?

• Kabul, Afghanistan, 1990's

• Pakistan, 1980's

• Iraq, early 2000's

• Harlem, New York City in the 1970's

After reading paragraphs 21-24, what inference can be made about Parvana?

• She is afraid of being recognized in public.

• Being allowed to make her own choice helps her say yes.

• Parvana would prefer wearing a wig.

• Parvana is very excited to cut her hair.

Mrs. Weera told Parvana they could hold her down and cut off her hair, but they needed her cooperation for anything else. What Notice and Note Signpost does this represent?

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Aha Moment

• Words of the Wiser

• Memory Moment

True or False: Parvana thinks her hair was more important to her while it was still attached to her.

• True

• False

Parvana realizes she has a nice face, and that makes her more comfortable with the way she looks. What Notice and Note Signpost does this represent?

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Aha Moment

• Words of the Wiser

• Tough Questions

What is the correct punctuation when using a proper noun in the following sentence?

• Parvana dresses up as a boy and pretends she is a cousin from Jalalabad.

• Parvana dresses up as a Boy and pretends she is a cousin from jalalabad.

• parvana dresses up as a boy and pretends she is a cousin from Jalalabad.

• parvana dresses up as a boy and pretends she is a Cousin from jalalabad.

The description of Mother's behavior while she was cutting Parvana's hair helps the reader understand that she

• resents the interference of others

• never cared about Parvana's hair

• misunderstands Parvana's resistance

What TWO words best describe how Parvana feels while living under Taliban rule?

• angry

• invisible

• ashamed

• unimportant