by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 26, 2026
In chapter six, why is Parvana feeling so dissatisfied? Why does she think about disguising herself as a boy and leaving?
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 26, 2026
Why have the soldiers kept Parvana standing for so long? What do you think that might feel like? What information do they want from her?
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 26, 2026
What is the setting of chapter five? Of chapter six? What pattern are you noticing in the novel’s structure? What do you think of this structure? How could you incorporate it in your own writing?
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 26, 2026
Parvana speaks to a man from France. What does she ask him about?
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 26, 2026
One of the men at the school’s opening ceremony voices strong objections about the school. Why is he so against it?
