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Breadwinner - Chapter 3 Journal Questions
Vocabulary: distinguish, militia
1. Do you think Parvana’s father will return? Why or why not?
2. Why is the only window painted black? What do you think about this? Explain your reaction to this decree.
3. What dangerous mission does Parvana’s mother undertake? What laws does she break? What is her motivation? Why does Parvana go with her?
4. The mother’s attacker...”shook her off as if she were a fly.” By comparing her to a fly, what does this quote reflect about the Taliban’s regard for women?
Vocabulary: distinguish, militia
1. Do you think Parvana’s father will return? Why or why not?
2. Why is the only window painted black? What do you think about this? Explain your reaction to this decree.
3. What dangerous mission does Parvana’s mother undertake? What laws does she break? What is her motivation? Why does Parvana go with her?
4. The mother’s attacker...”shook her off as if she were a fly.” By comparing her to a fly, what does this quote reflect about the Taliban’s regard for women?
by Mr. Barr