1 Who narrates The Breadwinner? Deborah Ellis Parvana An unnamed narrator Nooria 2 Who wrote The Breadwinner? Parvana Nooria Deborah Ellis The narrator 3 At the end of which decade is the novel set? 1990s 2000s 1980s 2010s 4 What year was The Breadwinner published? 1996 2001 2000 1997 5 In what country is the novel set? Kabul Afghanistan Pakistan Canada 6 In what city is the novel set? Mazar Beirut Toronto Kabul 7 Who controls Kabul during the period in which the novel is set? Taliban Northern Alliance Al-Qaeda United States Army 8 What year did the Taliban take over Kabul? They never did 1998 1996 2000 9 What garment does Parvana wear during chapter one? Boy's clothes Burqa Chador Red shalwar kameez 10 How old is Parvana? 17 11 12 31 11 What language does Parvana know? Dari, and some Pashto Pashto English Dari 12 What language do Parvana's parents know? Dari, Pashto, English Pashto Dari English 13 On what continent is Afghanistan? Asia South America Europe Africa 14 In what region is Afghanistan located? South and Central Asia Central Asia Middle East North Africa 15 Who are Parvana's younger siblings? Nooria and Hossain Nooria and Maryam Hossain and Ali Maryam and Ali 16 On what pretext does Parvana accompany her father to the market? To make sure he doesn't go off drinking To help him walk To keep him company To read for him 17 What is Parvana's favorite school subject? Math Geography Geology History 18 How many rooms does Parvana's family home consist of? Eight Two Three One 19 What is Father's job at the market? Selling tea and rice Reading letters for illiterate people Sweeping out stalls Taliban spy 20 What language do most of Father's customers speak? French Dari Pashto English 21 What happened to Parvana's family's old home? Sold to the Taliban Parvana accidentally set it on fire Someone changed the locks on them Destroyed by a bomb 22 What was Parvana's reaction when the Taliban first forbade girls from attending school? She cried She was relieved because she had a test coming up She was happy because she hated school None of these 23 When the novel begins, where is the majority of the Taliban's fighting occuring? In the north Overseas In the south In Kabul 24 What does Father name the mountain he calls his favorite? Mount Parvana Mount Nooria Mount Maryam Mount Father 25 Why are the stairs to Parvana's family's apartment reduced to rubble? Worn away from overuse Hit by a rocket The Taliban hacked at them with pickaxes Parvana smashed them in anger
