The Breadwinner Chapters 1-4

What grade is Parvana in at school?

• 4th grade

• 5th grade

• 6th grade

• 7th grade

What job did Parvana’s mother do before the Taliban forbade women to work outside the home?

• Teacher

• Nurse

• Radio announcer

• Writer

How did Parvana’s father lose the lower part of his leg?

• A land mine explosion

• When his high school was bombed

• A car accident

• An illness

Parvana’s father often said, “Afghans cover the earth like ________ cover the ________.”

• Stars; sky

• Sand; desert

• Birds; trees

• Clouds; mountains

What language did most people (including Parvana) speak?

• Pashto

• Urdu

• Dari

• Farsi

What is Parvana’s favorite subject in school?

• Math

• Science

• Literature

• History

What does the word “Taliban” mean?

• Soldiers of Allah

• Religious scholars

• Righteous warriors

• Holy men

What floor of their apartment building does Parvana’s family live on?

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

How many trips to the water tap does it take Parvana to fill the empty water tank?

• Four

• Five

• Six

• Seven

Why did Parvana’s father encourage the family to keep to themselves?

• The Taliban encouraged neighbors to spy on each other

• He was afraid of being arrested

• He didn’t like their neighbors

• He wanted them to focus on studying