Chapter 1 Flashcards
A maze
Tea boys ran back and forth into the labyrinth of the marketplace
They went through a labyrinth
Labyrinth
Did not allow
They even forbade girls to go to school
She forbade her to eat food
Forbade
In a way that shows disgust or disapproval
It is not Mount Parvana Nooria said scornfully
He scornfully shook his head when they laughed and messed around in class
Scornfully
Feeling mad about unfair treatment
Sometimes fetching the water made her resentful
She resentfully poured and scoured
Resentful
A package
She saw her mother pick up the parcel of Hossain’s clothes and put it away on the top shelf of the cupboard
He picked her parcel up and hid it
Parcel
The holding and control of an area by a foreign army or government
One of her aunts had been arrested for protesting the Soviet occupation of her country
They held the area for occupation
Occupation
To see the difference between two things
The night was so dark she could not distinguish between the window and the wall
She could easily distinguish the girl from the other girl
Distinguish
Paused; held back from doing something
Mother hesitated at the bottom of the stairs Parvana thought she might be having second thoughts
He hesitated before he got in trouble
Hesitated
Extreme tiredness
Parvana had been so preoccupied with her own pain and exhaustion she hadn’t given any thought to what her mother had been going through
She was in exhaustion after she ran a mile
Exhaustion
Fell down; fell apart; caved in
Mother collapsed onto the toshak where father had taken his nap just yesterday
The book collapsed onto the floor
Collapsed
In a careful or cautious manner
Mother rubbed her hands brusquely over Parvana’s head to rub away any stray hairs
He brusquely made the cookies
Brusquely
Needlework that makes a picture or design
She pictured her aunt in Mazar working hard to do all the embroidery on the dress and around the cuffs of the trousers
She made the embroidery design on the dress
Embroidery
Lively or bright
It felt so good that she almost felt no regret as she watched the vibrant red cloth flutter in the breeze as it was carried away
She vibrantly twirled in the air
Vibrant
Gave in or softened
Parvana’s a boy now Maryam will be safe Mother relented but first she spoke to Maryam
He relentlessly gave in when they asked for another pet
Relented
An oil that is burned to make light in lamps
Often there was not enough money for kerosene so they could not light the lamps at night
Her kerosene went out
Kerosene
