What happens in chapter 11 of Parvana?
Parvana can’t bring herself to eat in the graveyards, so she always gives it to a beggar. After two weeks, she and Shauzia have enough money for trays and they decide to buy cigarettes, matches, and gum. Shauzia is elated to not have to work as a tea boy; Parvana is just glad to be done digging up bones.
What is Shauzia’s Secret in the breadwinner?
Shauzia leads Parvana to a low wall to share a secret: she’s saving money so she can escape. She explains that she’ll stay until next spring, and she insists that she wants to still be a boy then—if she goes back to being a girl, she’ll be stuck at home.
What was Shauzia’s Secret where did she want to go why how would she get there?
Parvana explains she just needed some quiet time, but Shauzia prefers to get out of her house because “they sit and glare at each other” (12.11) inside hers. Want to hear a secret? Shauzia is saving her money to go to France, to a place where the sun is shining and people are happy.
What happens in the last chapter of the breadwinner?
Finally. Father is home, and this is great, but Parvana wants the rest of her family to come home too. Feeling hopeful, Parvana goes back to work so they can buy Father medicine; it feels good to be working to get her family back. Shauzia says she also has a goal: to get the heck out of Afghanistan.
What opposing thoughts does Parvana Express paragraph 11?
What opposing thoughts does Parvana have in paragraph 11? She is glad that her sister is looking healthy again, but she is hesitant to agree to dress as a boy. Parvana’s mother is looking better because of the conversation she has had with a neighbor, but Parvana is not ready to agree to dress as a boy.
What does Kabul have more of than flowers?
“Kabul has more land mines than flowers,” the father used to say (page 109). Share what you know about land mines.
Who is malali?
Malali was a 19th-century young woman who inspired Afghan troops and led them to victory during the war with the British, and Father tells Malali’s story often to inspire his daughters to be brave and take on challenges.
What happened to Parvana’s father?
What happens to Parvana’s father? Hossain was killed by a land mine when he was fourteen years old. Parvana’s father is arrested by Taliban soldiers for mysterious reasons and taken to jail without any trial. The Taliban keeps him in jail for many months without sending any word to his family.
What happened in Chapter 11 in the breadwinner?
By Deborah Ellis. Mother worries because Parvana comes home wet and having missed lunch. Parvana shows everyone how much money she made, but Mother still thinks digging up bones is a bad idea, and tells Parvana to go back to reading letters. But Parvana tells her mother no, and—for once—Nooria has her back.
How did Mrs Weera help Parvana’s family?
Weera instantly assesses the situation and knows the family needs help. After she yells at Parvana for mangling the bread (she’s pretty funny), she goes to the apartment and whips everyone—especially Mother who has fallen into a depression—into shape.
How did Parvana father died?
What happens to Parvana’s father? Hossain was killed by a land mine when he was fourteen years old. Parvana’s father is arrested by Taliban soldiers for mysterious reasons and taken to jail without any trial.
What happened to Mrs Weera family?
Like everyone else, Mrs. Weera leaves Afghanistan at the end of the book. She, Homa, and her granddaughter head to Pakistan to work with women in exile, and with Mother’s magazine hidden under her burqa, she can’t wait to show the world what is happening in Afghanistan.
What is Parvana’s journey about?
Parvana’s Journey by Deborah Ellis follows 13-year-old Parvana as she makes her way across war-torn Afghanistan in search of her mother and siblings.
What happened to Parvana’s father in Chapter 1?
Chapter 1 Parvana was burrying her father when a man saw her. The man thought she was a boy, because she had short hair. He asked her to come with him and live together with him and his family.
What is the name of the boy Parvana brings with her?
She names him Hassan and brings him with her as she continues walking. Before long, Parvana comes upon a cave inhabited by a small boy named Asif. He is missing one leg, is covered in filth, and threatens to kill Parvana if she enters the cave. However, Parvana shares her food with him and encourages him to clean up.
Why does mother worry about Parvana’s case?
Mother worries because Parvana comes home wet and having missed lunch. Parvana says she was working, but Mother says that they were “terrified” that she had been arrested (11.4), which, in Mother’s defense, is a totally legit concern.