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1. On page 54 Parvanna struggles with whether or not to enter the shop. Why is Parvanna 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 Parvanna so upset about getting her hair cut?

4. Parvanna 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?

Answers
1. Parvana is not sure what to do and struggles if she should go in or not because she thinks if she acted like a woman she would get in trouble for not wearing her burqa and if she acted like a boy she would get in trouble for not being a woman. So she is wondering what she should do but then goes and acts like a woman.

2. Mrs. Weera changes the family by taking all of the responsibility. She does that by enforcing Parvana be a boy in disguise so she could work and buy supplies like food and toiletries like in chapter six paragraph 2 and 3,"As a boy, you'll be able to move in and out of the market, buy what we need, and no one will stop you," Mother said."It's a perfect solution," Mrs. Weera said.

3. Parvana is so upset about getting her cut because her hair symbolizes a girl and without she would become a boy so she worries about her hair and refuses to cut it.

4. I would feel fine to change genders if I have to because it would be my duty to do what is right for me and my family.