Blog #2

1. Describe the following characters and what did they do before the Taliban came?

Father - He's crippled and old. He used to be a high school teacher

Mother - She's short-tempered. She was a writer for a Kabul radio station.

Parvana - She was selfless. She was in sixth grade class, studying at school.

Nooria - She was spoiled. She was a high schooler.

Hossain - He was the oldest child. He got killed by a landmine when he was 14 years old. 

Ali - Ali was fearful. He was taken cared of by his parents.

Maryam - Maryam was caring. He was taken cared of by his parents.

2. Why does Parvana go with her father to his job? What is his job?

Parvana's father has a hard time going up and down the stairs so Parvana goes with him to help him. He sells and writes letters for people in the market.

3.  Why can't Nooria and Parvana's mother go out into the street? If they do go out in the street, what do they need to wear and have?

Because it's dangerous for women to go outside without a man. If they go out in the street, they need to wear burqas. 

4. Why is the story of Malili important for the women of Afghanistan? What does the story teach Parvana?

Malili is the bravest women in the world. It teaches Parvana to be brave. 

5. Why is Parvana's father arrested?

Parvana's father was arrested because he went to England to study and the Talibans said that Afghanistan doesn't need his foreign ideas.

6. Why must the windows be painted black?

So that no one could see the women inside. 

7. What does Parvana miss about her father?

She missed her father's soft snore.

8. How does Parvana's mother act like Malali? What happens to her?

Mother sprang at the soldiers, pounding them with her fist.

9. What does Parvana carry in her sleeve and why?

She carried a piece of paper that shows that she got permission from Father to go outside.