Chapter 15

1. How had the men brought Parvana’s Father home?

2. Parvana was crying and clinging to her father. What was she supposed to offer the two men?

3. Father was very ill after being in jail. Mrs. Weera nursed him until he was well enough to travel. What did Father say about Parvana when he was well enough to notice?

4. How did all the women help Father during his recuperation?

5. What were Shauzia’s plans?

6. What did the visitor tell Mrs. Weera about Mazar-e-Sharif?

7. What did Father plan to do?

8. What did Father say when Parvana asked him why the Taliban let him go?

9. Where did Mrs. Weera plan to go? Who was she taking with her?

10. How does Parvana say good-bye to the Window Woman?

11. What does Mrs. Weera show Parvana as they are getting ready to leave? Why does she hide it under her burqa?

12. How does Shauzia leave Afghanistan? What does she give Parvana?

13. Parvana rode a truck with her father to go to find her mother and siblings. As they left Kabul, what did they see?

Chapter 14

1. Parvana is sitting in a dark building after curfew in the rain. She is waiting to go home when it is raining less. She hears a cry, and lights a match from her cigarette tray. She found the woman. She told her she was really a girl. Why didn’t the woman answer?

2. Parvana offered to go home and get Mrs. Weera’s burqa. The woman would not let go of Parvana. After giving the woman some food, what decision did Parvana have to make?

3. How long had Kabul been under curfew? What was it like before that time?

4. What did Parvana think to herself to feel brave and take the woman through the city streets to her home?

5. Mrs. Weera was relieved when they arrived home. She wondered why Parvana had brought the woman without a burqa. What did Mrs. Weera do for the woman?

6. How long did it take before the young woman, Homa, talked? What did they learn from the woman?

7. What did Parvana do after learning the Taliban had captured Mazar-e-Sharif?

8. Who was in Parvana’s apartment late one afternoon?

Chapter 13

1. What news did Parvana hear when she went home?

2. Did Nooria want to get married and move?

3. Was the entire family planning to go to Mazar-e-Sherif for the wedding? Were they planning to take Parvana with them? 

4. Parvana was mad for three days. Finally, mother decided to leave her there, but not because of her behavior. Due to Parvana’s boyish appearance, it would be too difficult to explain to anyone. They couldn’t take the chance. Parvana was scared for the family. What gift did she buy for Nooria?

5. Parvana missed her family even though she had more room and more free time. What did she do with some of her time?

Finding Nemo

Over the last two days, we watched Finding Nemo. Think about the journey of this film. Both the father (Marlin) and Nemo travel great distances to find each other again. Was it through hard work that they found each other? Or was it just a lot of really good luck?

Why do you feel this way?

What lesson do you think Andrew Stanton (Director) may be trying to teach us with this film?

Chapter 11

1. Parvana’s family knew something was wrong when she arrived home late and wet. Parvana was planning to show only part of the money to her family, thinking she would save the money for the tray. Why did she cry when asked about her day, and why did she show all of the money?

2. Did Mother want Parvana to continue digging bones? What did Nooria say about it? 

3. At the end of two weeks, when the girls had trays, they could follow the crowd to earn more money. Where did they follow the crowd? What terrible things did they see and learn? 

Chapter 12 

1. Why did Parvana stay at home for a few days?

2. When the bread ran out, did the family members tell Parvana to go back to work?

3. Had Shauzia also stayed at home a few days? What was her secret?

4. Where did Shauzia want to go? Why? How would she get there?

5. What was happening to Shauzia? How was she changing?

6. What would happen to Shauzia’s family if she left?

7. Does Parvana want to go with Shauzia? What does she wish?

8. What secret does Parvana share with Shauzia?

9. What did the secret school teach about? Who was the teacher?

10. The Window Woman continued to toss tiny gifts to Parvana. One afternoon, what did Parvana hear from the house?

Breadwinner

 Questions for Breadwinner Chapter 10

1. What is the new job Parvana and Shauzia have decided to try? They plan to not tell their families, and to save part of the money for something other than food. Why?
2. Parvana had her father’s writing things and blanket with her. Why? Why did she wash her clothes and hair as best she could at the water tap before going home at the end of the day?
3. Why didn’t Parvana go home for lunch, and would her mother be worried when she arrived home late?
4. Why were the girls possibly in danger just having to go to the bathroom?
5. What became the mascot of the girls as they pulled bones out of the earth? What did the girls think about the bones and their job?
6. Did they know what the bone broker did with the bones? 

Breadwinner

 Chapter 8

1.  When Parvana returned home from working in the market, who was moving in?
2. What did Parvana show Mrs. Weera and Mother?
3. What do Parvana and Mrs. Weera use to move Mrs. Weera’s things?
4. What happens when Maryam finally gets to go outside with Parvana after a year inside the room?
5. Why can’t Parvana stay outside very long in the market? Why does she have to go home at noon?
6. After the family realized Parvana could help them go outside, tell about some of the things they did outside.
7. Tell about when Parvana thought she saw her father in the market.
8. What was happening from the window near the market place?
9. Who did she see at the end of chapter eight? 

Breadwinner

 Chapter 7

1. In this chapter, Parvana takes over the job her father used to have. She goes to market, sits on the blanket, and reads and writes for people. She tried to sell a few items, and then she shops for food. She was to say she was Father’s nephew, Kaseem, and not tell Father was in jail. Tell about the Talib who wanted a letter read and Parvana’s feelings about the experience.

Breadwinner Chapter 6

 For today:

1. In this chapter, Mrs. Weera, Mother and Nooria help to turn Parvana into a boy. Describe what they do to make her look like a boy, the story to help, and how Parvana feels about becoming a boy.

Breadwinner Chapter 4 and 5

 Greetings everyone! Here are the questions!

Chapter 4:

1. Describe how Mother and Parvana looked and felt after the long walk to and from the prison.
2. Who had to buy food now?

Chapter 5:

1. Why was Parvana scared to go shopping alone? How were women supposed to shop? Why did the Talib hit Parvana with the stick for shopping? 
2. When Parvana ran away she was clutching bread too tightly, and she ran into someone. Why did the person notice how she was carrying the bread? How did the person help Parvana’s family?
3. Why couldn’t Parvana have a drink of water before it was boiled?