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WorksheetsThe Breadwinner review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Identity the vocabulary word.
chador
pattu
shalwar kameez
burqa
Identify the vocabulary word
burqa
toshak
nan
chador
Identify the vocabulary word
peddler
Taliban
pattu
nan
Identify the vocabulary word
nan
karachi
chador
land mine
Identify the vocabulary word
karachi
peddler
chador
nan
Identify the vocabulary word
nan
karachi
burqa
land mine
Identify the vocabulary word
shalwar kameez
pattu
burqa
Taliban
Which reason does not apply to why Parvana is transformed into a boy?
She wants to become a boy
She is young and can pass as a boy
She is the only one who can go out to earn money
The father is taken to prison
Where do the girls earn the largest sums of money?
marketplace
soccer stadium
selling items on trays
graveyard
Why does Nooria agree to get married?
She has no choice. The parents told her.
She feels life will be better married.
She is in love with the boy.
It is time for her to be married
What is a "breadwinner"?
a person who makes bread for the family
a person who earns money for the family
a person who wins money
a person who wins bread
Where does the story take place?
Cairo, Egypt
Kabul, Afghanistan
Baghdad, Iraq
Islamabad, Pakistan
Who was the oldest child in Parvana's family?
Hossain
Nooria
Parvana
Ali
Name one law not imposed by the Taliban
Music is forbidden
Women could not walk outside without a man
Boys could not attend school
Windows must be painted so that no one could look in
What are Mrs. Weera and Parvana's mother working on while Parvana is working in the marketplace?
a book
a magazine
a movie
a podcast
Where do Parvana a Shauzia plan to meet in twenty years?
at the top of the Empire State Building
in the marketplace in Kabul
at the top of Mount Parvana
at the top of the Eiffel Tower
Why doesn't the family talk to the neighbors or invite friends over to their home?
They have no friends
They don't like their neighbors
The Taliban encourages people to spy on each other
Their apartment is too small to entertain
What might be a theme to "The Breadwinner"?
Courage through adversity
The Golden Rule
Don't judge a book by its cover
Love conquers all
Even though Hossain was killed by a land mine, how was he able to help his family?
He left money for the family
His clothes were worn by Parvana so she could dress like a boy
He did not help the family
His memory made everyone feel happy
How did Parvana get through the time while her father was in prison?
She had hope that he would return
She knew her family counted on her to make money for the family
She hid on the toshak and stayed depressed.
She realized that she was not the only girl dressed as a boy helping their family
