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Breadwinner Ch 1 & 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Parvana go with her father each day into the market?

a)

To help her father walk.

b)

She wanted to learn the language

c)

She needed the exercise.

d)

She would take over for him one day.

2.

The Taliban ordered all girls and women to....

a)

Work two jobs.

b)

Clean up after their husbands

c)

Stay inside and not work or go to school.

d)

Keep their homes clean

3.

How did Parvana's father lose his leg?

a)

He broke it when running a race.

b)

He had a deadly disease.

c)

He lost it in a bomb explosion at the school he was working at.

d)

He had to have it amputated after the war.

4.

What did Parvana's father do in the Market Place?

a)

Sing and dance for customers.

b)

Read peoples letters or write things for them.

c)

Sell cookware.

d)

Give directions to the taliban.

5.

Where does this story take place?

a)

Russia

b)

United States

c)

India

d)

Afghanistan

6.
What lesson did Parvana's father want to teacher her and her sisters with the story about Malali?
a)
courage
b)
revenge
c)
friendship
d)
beauty
7.
What was Parvana so scared the Taliban would find and take when they searched their home?
a)
bread
b)
fine clothing
c)
her diary
d)
books
8.
Which of the following set of words could be used to describe Parvana's home?
a)
small, clean
b)
large, loving
c)
filthy, run down
d)
enormous, neat
9.
What does Father do when the soliders grab him and start talking rudely to him?
a)
talks back to them
b)
hits them
c)
runs and hides
d)
calls for help
10.
What happened to Parvana's brother Hossain? 
a)
He ran away from home
b)
He accidently stepped on a land mine and got killed
c)
The Taliban took him to prison
d)
Father sent him away for supporting the Taliban.