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    The document contains questions about the first 5 chapters of the book "The Breadwinner" by Deborah Ellis. The questions probe details about how the main character Parvana's family lives under difficult conditions in Kabul, Afghanistan during the rule of the Taliban. Their lives have changed drastically due to the war and new rules imposed by the Taliban restricting women and forcing Parvana's father to go into hiding.

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    The document contains questions about the first 5 chapters of the book "The Breadwinner" by Deborah Ellis. The questions probe details about how the main character Parvana's family lives under difficult conditions in Kabul, Afghanistan during the rule of the Taliban. Their lives have changed drastically due to the war and new rules imposed by the Taliban restricting women and forcing Parvana's father to go into hiding.

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    The document contains questions about the first 5 chapters of the book "The Breadwinner" by Deborah Ellis. The questions probe details about how the main character Parvana's family lives under difficult conditions in Kabul, Afghanistan during the rule of the Taliban. Their lives have changed drastically due to the war and new rules imposed by the Taliban restricting women and forcing Parvana's father to go into hiding.

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    The document contains questions about the first 5 chapters of the book "The Breadwinner" by Deborah Ellis. The questions probe details about how the main character Parvana's family lives under difficult conditions in Kabul, Afghanistan during the rule of the Taliban. Their lives have changed drastically due to the war and new rules imposed by the Taliban restricting women and forcing Parvana's father to go into hiding.

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    Questions for The Breadwinner, by Deborah Ellis

    Chapter One

    1. What is Father’s job and why is Parvana able to help him go to work and stay

    with him while he works?

    2. Who lives in Paravana’s family, and what kind of housing do they have?

    3. How had Kabul changed due to war?

    4. How did the rule of the Taliban change the lives of Paravana’s family?

    Chapter Two

    1. Why does Parvana have to go to get water for the family? Why does the water

    have to then be boiled?

    2. Why doesn’t the family talk to the neighbors or invite friends over?
    3. Why does the family sell their things? Why would they sell Paravana’s good

    clothing?

    4. Who was Hossain?

    5. What was Father’s lesson in his story tonight?

    6. Why do the four soldiers burst in the room and take Father away?

    Chapter Three

    1. Why did Parvana want a light on in the night?

    2. Why did mother decide to go to jail to try to help Father? What was the walk to

    jail like?

    Chapter Four

    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 Five
    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 and upset some food along the way, 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?

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