The Breadwinner Quizizz ch. 8-9

Who is Mrs. Weera?

• A family friend

• A Taliban wife

• Parvana’s Aunt

• Nooria’s teacher

Parvana watches certain workers in the market and thinks she could be a

• Tea boy

• Rice seller

• Naan baker

• Rug weaver

Mrs. Weera ends up

• Moving in with Parvana’s family

• Getting Parvana’s dad out of jail

• Doing all the shopping for the family

• Taking Nooria to school

Parvana is ______ about Mrs. Weera being in her house.

• Happy

• Nervous

• Angry

• Cautious

Which words describe Mrs. Weera as she is walking in the market

• Brave and assured

• Cautious and timid

• Angry and cruel

• Sweet and kind

Why does Maryam have to have cloth tied around her feet to go outside?

• Her feet have grown out of her shoes

• There are no shoes for anyone in the house

• Her feet are badly burned

• She can only walk in rags

Parvana thinks she sees her father in the market place, but it is not him. What does the man say to give Parvana hope?

• Men are released all the time

• He saw her father when he was in prison

• If she earns enough money she can buy her father out of jail

• The Taliban are letting all the men out

Who is Shauzia?

• A girl pretending to be a “tea boy” running errands

• A steady customer for Parvana’s reading skills

• Nooria’s best friend

• A woman who is mean

What does Mrs. Weera tell Shauzia?

• She is starting a secret school and Shauzia should come

• She is going to turn Shauzia in for pretending to be a boy

• She is very proud of Shauzia and Parvana

• She thinks Shauzia is a horrid person

What are Mrs. Weera and Parvana’s mother going to try and smuggle out of Afghanistan?

• Stories of what is happening to the Afghan women

• All the gold they have left so they can get money

• Nooria and Maryam so they can live better

• Books and magazines