Chapter 2:

 

1. Create a title for this chapter before answering the questions.

2. How did the Parvana’s father’s treatment of her demonstrate that he did not share the Taliban’s view of women?

3. Describe fully Parvana’s encounter with the “wailing woman”.

4. Parvana’s father once told her “Some people are dead before they die”. What did he mean by this, and why did he tell Parvana to avoid such people.

5. What does this chapter reveal about Parvana's family?

 

 

Groupwork:

 

Group 1 will identify aspects of family life that is not unlike their own.

Group 2 will locate references that show the threatening side of their situation.

 

Does this juxtaposition reveal anything further about the family?