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The Breadwinner Chapters 1-3

Quiz by Carol DeFroscia

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  • Q1
    What is the garment to cover Afghan women?
    chador
    toshak
    burqua
    Shalwar Kameez
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the scarf that many Afghan women wear over their head?
    chador
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the capital city of Afghanistan?
    Kabul
    30s
  • Q4
    What are the two main languages spoken in Afghanistan?
    French and Afghan
    Kabuli and Muslim
    Islamic and Muslim
    Dari and Patsu
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the genre of The Breadwinner?
    fantasy
    fiction
    historical fiction
    non-fiction
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the point of view of The Breadwinner?
    second person
    third person objective
    first person
    third person limited
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following quotes BEST supports the point of view?
    "Although bombs still fell on Kabul, they didn't fall as often as they used to." (pg. 21), "She looked at her favorite mountain." (pg. 23)
    "I pity whoever marries you," Parvana said (pg. 29)., "Mother always took Nooria's side." (pg. 29)
    "Maryam chattered a lot, but she thought Parvana was wonderful." (pg. 19), [Parvana would] like to be able to run around in the market, to know its winding streets as well as she knew the four walls of her home." (pg. 18),"
    Finally they reached the door of their home and went inside." (pg. 24), "Parvana hated all that cleaning." (pg. 27)
    30s
  • Q8
    Why is Parvana the only person that can accompany her father to work?
    Parvana doesn't want to stay at home and help with her younger siblings.
    Everyone else in the house is lazy.
    Parvana is the oldest child, so it is her duty to help her father.
    Parvana is big enough to help her father, yet young enough to not be questioned by the Taliban.
    30s
  • Q9
    What is different about Parvana's family from most other families in Afghanistan?
    They always enjoy each other's company.
    They know how to read and write.
    They don't have fresh running water in their home.
    They live in a one room apartment.
    30s
  • Q10
    Which of the following is an example of internal conflict?
    "Mother hesitated at the bottom of the stairs."
    "Get out of here!" he spat at Parvana and her mother.
    "Other people lived in the part of the building that was still standing."
    "You shouldn't lie to the child," Mother had said.
    30s
  • Q11
    Which of the following is an example of personification?
    "She kept watch all night, until the dawn finally pushed the darkness away, and morning peeked in through the window."
    "Tonight, there was no snoring."
    "Then the planet would continue its spin and the sunbeam would be gone."
    "Father's face was like a jigsaw puzzle."
    30s
  • Q12
    Which of the following sentences uses the word "relented" the same way it is used here? "But when a customer saw Father's leg on the blanket, he ignored the other things for sale and demanded to buy the leg.He offered such a good price that Father eventually relented."
    Johnny's request for a new dog was initially refused, but his parents relented in the end and gave him a dog for his birthday.
    Gazing out the window, Savannah could see that the rain had relented and as it continued to pour, her hopes of playing outside were dashed.
    Professor Dumbledore relented a pop quiz to his students and they were all very surprised.
    Jennifer relented the apple to her daughter for lunch even though she had already eaten one that morning.
    30s
  • Q13
    What type of figurative language is being used in the following excerpt and what does it mean? "She thought they were in Pakistan, but she wasn't sure. Her own family had moved so often because of the bombing that her friends no longer knew where she was. 'Afghans cover the earth like stars cover the sky,' her father often said."
    personification--it means that stars are given the characteristics of people because they cover the sky like people cover the earth.
    metaphor--it means that Afghans believe that when people die, they become stars to watch over their families.
    simile--it means that people from Afghanistan shine brightly in the midst of war.
    simile--it means that people who are originally from Afghanistan live all over the world.
    30s
  • Q14
    What does Malali symbolize?
    courage
    30s

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