Breadwinner Flashcards
What is the main character’s name?
Parvana
Who took over the main character’s town?
The Taliban
Where does the main character live?
Afghanistan
Who was arrested?
Parvana’s father
Who was Shauzia
a friend of Parvana’s from her former school
Who is Nooria?
Parvana’s sister
Why was Parvana confused when the Talib man had her read a letter?
He appeared to have feelings like any other person.
Why did Parvana and her father go to the city of Mazar at the end of the book?
to try to find the rest of Parvana’s family
What did Parvana’s father do for a living at the beginning of the story?
he read and wrote letters for people
Whose clothes did Parvana wear after becoming a boy?
her dead brother’s
Why did Parvana plant flowers at the spot she sat in at the market toward the end of the story?
To leave a present for the Window Woman
Why did Paravana and Shauzia dig up bones in the cemetery?
To make extra money
Why wasn’t Parvana in school?
girls were not allowed to go to school
