The Breadwinner REVIEW

1 Which of the following is a theme of the story?

• A Enduring love of family

• B Courage in face of adversity

• C Continual search for meaning

• D Struggle for personal identity

2 What is Parvana’s primary concern about assuming the role of a boy?

• F She is worried about being responsible.

• G She believes what she is doing is wrong

• H She is afraid that she will be recognized.

• J She resents having to do her sister’s job.

3 Read these sentences about the selection. Parvana dresses up as a boy and pretends she is a cousin from jalalabad. Her mother and sister tell people she has gone to stay with an aunt in kunduz. What is the correct way to write these sentences?

• A Parvana dresses up as a boy and pretends she is a cousin from Jalalabad. Her Mother and Sister tell people she has gone to stay with an Aunt in Kunduz.

• B Parvana dresses up as a boy and pretends she is a cousin from Jalalabad. Her mother and sister tell people she has gone to stay with an aunt in Kunduz.

• C Parvana dresses up as a boy and pretends she is a cousin from jalalabad. Her Mother and Sister tell people she has gone to stay with an Aunt in kunduz.

• D The sentences are correct as is.

The description of Mother’s behavior while she cuts Parvana’s hair helps the reader understand that Mother —

• favors Nooria over Parvana

• can not understand Nooria’s position

• does not understand Parvana’s resistance

• cares about how Parvana feels

What does Parvana do to provide for her family?

• Join the Taliban

• Learns how to cook

• Dresses as a girl

• Dresses as a boy

What is the name the Muslim Fundamentalist group that has taken over Afghanistan?

• Dari

• Taliban

• Pashtu

• Burqua

Where does The Breadwinner take place?

• Kabul, Afghanistan

• Paris, France

• Kotli, Pakistan

• Mazar, Afghanistan

Where does Shauzia tell Parvana she is going when she escapes from Afghanistan?

• Pakistan

• Paris

• Germany

• The Arabian Sea

Who was killed by a land mine?

• Shauzia

• Homa

• Hossain

• Ali

How old is Parvana at the beginning of the novel?

• two

• thirteen

• ten

• eleven