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WorksheetsThe Breadwinner: chapters 2-11
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which character disguises herself as a boy to help her family survive under Taliban rule The Breadwinner?
Nooria
Parvana
Mrs. Weera
Fatana
What is the main reason Parvana must dress as a boy in these chapters?
To go to school
To escape Afghanistan
To earn money and buy food for her family
To visit her father in prison
Which of the following best describes the setting in The Breadwinner?
A rural village in Pakistan
A city in Afghanistan under Taliban control
A refugee camp in Iran
A school in Kabul
Which theme is most strongly represented by Parvana’s decision to work in the market?
Friendship
Courage and resilience
Betrayal
Greed
Compare Parvana and Shauzia’s motivations for dressing as boys. How are they similar?
Both want to go to school
Both want to help their families survive
Both want to escape Afghanistan
Both want to become soldiers
Why does Mrs. Weera come to live with Parvana’s family?
She is Parvana’s aunt
She wants to help the family after Parvana’s father is arrested
She is looking for a job
She is hiding from the Taliban
What can you infer about Parvana’s feelings when she first cuts her hair and dresses as a boy?
She is excited and happy
She is nervous but determined to help her family
She is angry at her mother
She is confused and lost
What is the significance of Parvana reading letters for people in the market?
It is a way for her to make friends
It allows her to earn money and help people connect with loved ones, showing the power of literacy
It is a punishment
It is a secret hobby
What was Parvana's name as a boy?
Dari
Shauzia
Kaseem
Pashtu
Who is Parvana's old classmate that works with her in the marketplace?
Mother
Ali
Nooria
Shauzia
What does Parvana and Shauzia do to make more money to buy trays?
Work in a shop
Sell drinks at the soccer game
Dig up bones
Work as school teachers
Why is it hard for Parvana's mother to look at Parvana?
Parvana is ugly
Parvana's mother cannot see well
Parvana reminds her mother of Hossain
Parvana's mother cannot believe how quickly Parvana is growing up
Who is Parvana's first customer at the market?
A Taliban soldier
A student from her class
A shopkeeper from the market
One of her teachers
How does Parvana's view of Taliban soldiers change in chapter 7?
She wants to join the Taliban
She begins to hate them even more
She realizes they have emotions
She discovers that they are weak
Who is Shauzia?
Shauzia is an old classmate of Parvana's who's fake name is Shafiq
Shauzia is Mrs. Weera's granddaughter.
Shauzia is Parvana's cousin from Jalalabad who has come to stay with the family.
What do Mrs. Weera and Mother decide they want to start in Chapter 9?
Mrs. Weera and Mother decide that they want to open a soup kitchen in the apartment.
Mrs. Weera and Mother decide that they want to open a small school in the apartment.
Mrs. Weera and Mother decide that they want to open a library in the apartment.
Father claims that Kabul has more land mines than what...
dogs
Taliban
flowers
food
What could the bones Parvana and shauzia are digging be used for?
Check all that apply.
cooking oil
chicken feed
soap
buttons
bone broth for consumption
On pg. 83 find the word livelier.
Based on the context clues around the word.. what do you think it means?
Why was the choice of where and when to go to the bathroom so difficult for Parvana?
She had to go #2
There could be landmines through the doorway and she could explode
Another boy had been watching them suspiciously and she was scared he knew she was a girl
They were not allowed bathroom breaks
