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
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
What do you know about refugee camps and camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs)? What do you think the camps are like?
by boot | Mar 13, 2025
What news does Homa report to Parvana and Mrs. Weera? How do their responses to the news differ? How do you think you would have responded?
