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WorksheetsBreadwinner (Chapters 7-15)
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
When Parvana first goes to the market as a boy named Kaseem, she gets situated on her blanket and her first customer ends up being (ch. 7)
Her old classmate Shauzia
Mrs. Weera
A confused old man
A member of the Taliban
What are mother and Mrs. Weera going to do together? (ch. 8)
Create a magazine
Clean people’s houses
Open up a restaurant
Start a daycare
What happens when Maryam finally gets to go outside with Parvana after a year inside the room? (ch.8)
A member of the Taliban confronts them
Maryam is so excited to be outside that she runs off
Her shoes don’t fit since she hasn’t worn them in a year
They get lost in the market
What does Parvana realize when she meets Shauzia? (ch. 9)
Shauzia is mean
There are other people like her in Kabul
She wants to immediately start selling tea
That Nooria should start helping her sell things at the market
6. Why is Parvana so definite (certain) when she says 'My father is coming back!'? (When talking to Shauzia) (ch. 9)
She refuses to give up hope
He sent it in a letter from jail
They are closing down the jail
He has planned to escape
Why was Nooria fine with getting married?
She would not have to see and fight with Parvana anymore as she would be living with her husband
She would be moving to Mazar where there would not be the Taliban thus she would be free to continue her studies and walk around without a burqa
She has fallen in love
She didn't want to be responsible for her family anymore
Why doesn't Parvana want to go to the wedding?
Because she doesn't like her sister
She wants to be home in case her father comes back
She'll be in France with Shauzia
She hates weddings
What was Parvana's secret job after working in the market? (ch. 10)
She picked pockets
She went begging people for money
She went bone digging for money
She became a Youtuber
Who is the girls’ mascot? (ch. 10)
A dog
A cow
Mr. skull
A hamster
What does Nooria want to do with her burqa once she gets out of Taliban territory?
Keep it
Burn it
Tear it into pieces
Give it away
What will change for Nooria after she gets married?
She won't have to cook or clean anymore
She will move, finish school, and go to university
She will never see her family again
She will have to serve at least two years in the Taliban
