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1. On page 54 Parvana struggles with whether or not to enter the shop. Why is Parvana not sure what to do?

2. How does having Mrs. Weera around change things for the family. Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

3. Why is Parvana so upset about getting her hair cut?

4. Parvana has to change her gender in order to support her family. She is hesitant at first, but then accepts that she must do this. How would you feel in her position?

1.Parvana is unsure what to do because she knows she has to tell the shop owners what she wants to buy because she cant go in the shop and she knows if the soldiers come the owner will be beaten for helping a woman.

2. Having Mrs. Weera around changes things for the family by making sure the kids eat food and get bathed and have water to drink, Parvana's mother can rest while Mrs. Weera takes care of the children.

3.Parvana is upset about getting her hair cut because her hair just grew long and she thought it wasn't fair that she had to cut her hair and do everything for everyone.

4. If I had to change my gender for my family in order to get food I probably would do it, but I would probably not want to do it like Parvana and tell my sister to do it but after a while, knowing we didn't have any food to eat and I was the only one who could go out I would do what I had to.I would probably be sad that I had to change my gender too and I would probably be scared to go to the market and think that someone would find out that I was a girl and punish my parents, so I would probably try to get out of it most days.