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The Breadwinner Quiz

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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
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Instructor name: Stacey Graham

1. Which of the following is a theme of the story?

a) Enduring love of family b) Courage in face of adversity

c) Continual search for meaning d) Struggle for personal identity

2. What is Parvana’s primary concern about assuming the role of a boy?

a) She believes what she is doing is wrong. b) She resents having to do her sister’s job.

c) She is worried about being responsible. d) She is afraid that she will be recognized.

3. Read these sentences about the selection.

Parvana dresses up as a boy and pretends she is a cousin from jalalabad. Her mother and sister tell people she has gone to stay with an
aunt in kunduz.

What is the correct way to write these sentences?

a) Parvana dresses up as a boy and pretends she is a cousin from b) The sentences are correct as is.
Jalalabad. Her mother and sister tell people she has gone to
stay with an aunt in Kunduz.

c) Parvana dresses up as a boy and pretends she is a cousin from d) Parvana dresses up as a boy and pretends she is a cousin from
jalalabad. Her Mother and Sister tell people she has gone to Jalalabad. Her Mother and Sister tell people she has gone to
stay with an Aunt in kunduz. stay with an Aunt in Kunduz.

4. In paragraph 30, why does Mother most likely ask Parvana if she wants to watch while she cuts her hair?

a) She wants to reassure Parvana that the haircut will look nice. b) She wants to force Parvana to demonstrate her obedience

c) She wants to help Parvana accept the idea. d) She wants to punish Parvana for resisting the idea.

5. The description of Mother’s behavior while she was cutting Parvana’s hair helps the reader understand that she —

a) favors Nooria over Parvana b) misunderstands Parvana’s resistance

c) never cared about Parvana's hair d) resents the interference of others

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6. Read the thesaurus entry.

gingerly \jĭn’-jәr-lē\ adv : warily, guardedly, safely, hesitantly

Which synonym best matches the use of gingerly as it is used in paragraph 43?

a) guardedly, because Parvana felt protective of her hair b) safely, because Parvana did not want to mess up her hair

c) hesitantly, because Parvana did not want to see her hair d) warily, because Parvana felt unfamiliar with her hair

7. In the last paragraph of the story, why does Mother say, “Go to sleep, my son”?

a) She is accepting Parvana’s new role. b) She is worried about all her children.

c) She is wishing the day would end. d) She is missing Hossain and confuses Ali with him.

8. Which two words best describe how Parvana feels while living under Taliban rule?

a) Angry b) Unimportant

c) Ashamed d) Invisible

e) Defeated

9. In the story, Parvana’s haircut represents —

a) abandoned beliefs b) a happier time

c) cultural traditions d) new responsibilities

10. Chose the character traits that describe Parvana.

Choose all that apply.

a) Courageous b) Conflicted

c) Exposed

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Answer Keys

1. b) Courage in face of adversity
2. d) She is afraid that she will be
recognized.
3. a) Parvana dresses up as a boy and
pretends she is a cousin from
Jalalabad. Her mother and sister tell
people she has gone to stay with an
aunt in Kunduz.

4. c) She wants to help Parvana accept 5. b) misunderstands Parvana’s 6. d) warily, because Parvana felt
the idea. resistance unfamiliar with her hair

7. d) She is missing Hossain and 8. d) Invisible , b) Unimportant 9. d) new responsibilities

confuses Ali with him.

10. b) Conflicted , Exposed , Courageous

c) a)

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