Parvana's Journey: Chapter 1

What text feature at the beginning of "Parvana's Journey" helps the reader understand the geographic setting?

• a map of the Middle Easy

• a chart of population growth in Kabul

• a photograph of Parvana with her family

Why were Parvana and her father traveling to Mazar?

• To flee the Taliban

• To find work

• To attend Nooria's wedding

• To esnure the safety of Mother, Nooria, Maryam, and Ali

What happened to Parvana's father?

• He was arrested and taken back to prison.

• He sustained life-ending injuries from a bomb.

• He became too weak and passed away.

• He was given a new position teaching in Kabul.

Which of the following are struggled that Parvana faces at the beginning of "Parvana's Journey?"

• no family

• grieving the death of her father

• no stable home

• forced to live her life as a different identity for survival

At the beginning of the novel, what is Parvana doing with the stones?

• She is collecting them to help build a fire

• She is collecting them to help build a shelter

• She is placing them on her father's grave

• She is placing them on her friend Shauzia's grave?

Why is Parvana traveling alone? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• Paravan's father has passed away.

• Nooria, Maryam, Ali, and Mother are in Mazar

• Shauzia has moved away to try and start a new life

• Parvana is fleeing so the Taliban do not force her into service.

Why does Parvana refer to herself as Kaseem?

• She lives disguised as a boy for her protection and ability to work.

• She uses it as a nickname for family and close friends to use.

• She changes her name to honor her father.

Why does Parvana leave the family that has taken her in?

• She is worried she will be discovered as a female.

• She learns that they have plans to turn her into the Taliban for money.

• She is wanted by the Taliban and does not want to put the family at risk.

• She is worried about her family and decides to leave to make sure Mother, Nooria, Maryam, and Ali are safe.

What can the reader infer from the following excerpt: "...they had been wandering from village to village, from temporary settlement to larger camps for people discplaced by the war."

• Large groups of people have been forced to leave their homes in Afghanistan.

• Parvana is involved in a war.

• Parvana and her father's greatest fears were confirmed, Mother, Maryam, Ali, and Nooria are not safe in Mazar.

Which piece of text evidence best supports the claim that the story's complex setting includes a government that restricts women's rights?

• " I heard the old men talking. They are going to turn you over to the Taliban."

• "Take me with you," The girl pleaded. "My life here is nothing."

• "If she took the girl with her, all the men of the village would come after them... Parvana would be turned over to the Taliban"

• "The men sat on the mats along the wall."