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1. Why did Parvana's family embrace Shauzia as if she was an old friend, even though they had not met her before?

Parvana's family embraced Shauzia as if she was an old, even though they had not met her before because she was in Parvana's class before the Taliban came and also they were both acting like a boy, to earn money and feed their family.

2. How do you think Parvana felt about running into Shauzia. How would you feel in Parvana's situation? Make a connection to an experience you've had, or another text.

She felt happy because she knew that she's not the only one acting like a boy to earn money and feed her family. I would feel happy because I know that there's people that do he same thing like me. I had situation like Parvana. When I came here I thought I was going to be the only person in this school that's from The Philippines, but my teacher told me that there was students that are from the same country as mine, so I felt happy and didn't feel alone.

3. Why might Parvana feel uncomfortable about digging up bones for money? Would you dig up the bones? Explain your thinking.

Parvana feel uncomfortable about digging bones because it's really scary and it's really disgusting, and also there might be some land mines that planted there and might explode. I would dig up bones for money, so I can get my family's needs and get safer home for me and my family, but if it's for fun and it's wrth nothing digging up bones, I wouldn't because it's scary and there might be decease on those bones and the decease might go on my skin.

4. Why did Parvana keep her work digging up bones a secret from her family. Try and come up with a least two reasons.

She kept as a secret because her mother would be mad at her, when she tell her that she was digging up bones and she told Shauzia she wouldn't tell anybody that's why she kept that secret from her family.