by boot | Mar 13, 2025
Have students skim the novel to make a list of the restrictions the Taliban placed on women. Point out that sometimes the restriction is obviously stated, as in “The Taliban had ordered all the girls and women in Afghanistan to stay inside their homes” (page 7) and...
by boot | Mar 13, 2025
Have students create a large Venn diagram or a T-chart to compare Parvana and her family’s life before and after the Taliban took over Kabul. Alternatively, ask students to create a Venn diagram or T-chart to compare their own lives with Parvana’s. English Language...
by boot | Mar 13, 2025
What do Parvana and Shauzia plan to do in twenty years? Do you think this plan will come true? Explain your reasoning.
by boot | Mar 13, 2025
How does the author give a sense of hope in this chapter?
by boot | Mar 13, 2025
How does Parvana say goodbye to the Window Woman? What has their interaction meant to both Parvana and the woman?