Q1. In which country is The Breadwinner primarily set?
A. Iran
B. Afghanistan
C. Pakistan
D. Iraq
Answer: B. Afghanistan
Q2. What is the name of the 11-year-old protagonist in The Breadwinner?
A. Parvana
B. Nooria
C. Shauzia
D. Fatana
Answer: A. Parvana
Q3. Why is Parvana’s father, Nurullah, arrested by the Taliban in the movie?
A. For selling illegal goods
B. For possessing forbidden books and teaching women
C. For refusing to join the Taliban
D. For stealing from the marketplace
Answer: B. For possessing forbidden books and teaching women
Q4. What significant action does Parvana take to support her family after her father’s arrest?
A. She sells her jewelry
B. She becomes a teacher
C. She disguises herself as a boy
D. She joins the resistance
Answer: C. She disguises herself as a boy
Q5. What is the primary reason Parvana cuts her hair in the movie?
A. To sell it for money
B. To avoid detection by the Taliban
C. To honor her father’s wishes
D. To protest against the Taliban
Answer: B. To avoid detection by the Taliban
Q6. What job does Parvana take on while disguised as a boy?
A. Selling bread in the market
B. Delivering goods
C. Cleaning houses
D. Writing and reading letters for illiterate people
Answer: D. Writing and reading letters for illiterate people
Q7. Who is Shauzia in the movie?
A. Parvana’s sister
B. Parvana’s mother
C. Another girl disguised as a boy
D. A Taliban soldier’s daughter
Answer: C. Another girl disguised as a boy
Q8. What is the significance of the stories Parvana tells in the movie?
A. They are meant to entertain her family
B. They teach historical facts about Afghanistan
C. They provide hope and help cope with trauma
D. They are instructions for escaping Kabul
Answer: C. They provide hope and help cope with trauma
Q9. What is the name of the boy in Parvana’s story within the movie, who seeks to retrieve stolen seeds?
A. Hassan
B. Sulayman
C. Razaq
D. Nurullah
Answer: B. Sulayman
Q10. What items must Sulayman find in Parvana’s story to retrieve the villagers’ seeds?
A. Something that shines, something that feeds, and something that burns
B. Something that dances, something that poisons, and something that shines
C. Something that warms, something that screams, and something that soothes
D. Something that shines, something that snares, and something that soothes
Answer: D. Something that shines, something that snares, and something that soothes
Q11. Where did The Breadwinner have its world premiere in 2017?
A. Cannes Film Festival
B. Toronto International Film Festival
C. Sundance Film Festival
D. Venice Film Festival
Answer: B. Toronto International Film Festival
Q12. What is the name of the production company that created The Breadwinner?
A. Cartoon Saloon
B. Pixar Animation Studios
C. Studio Ghibli
D. DreamWorks Animation
Answer: A. Cartoon Saloon
Q13. Why is Parvana’s mother beaten by the Taliban in the movie?
A. For leaving the house without a male escort
B. For arguing with a market vendor
C. For attempting to free her husband
D. For teaching her daughters to read
Answer: A. For leaving the house without a male escort
Q14. What is the name of Parvana’s older sister in the movie?
A. Maryam
B. Fatana
C. Nooria
D. Homa
Answer: C. Nooria
Q15. What tragic event happened to Parvana’s brother Hossain before the events of the movie?
A. He was arrested by the Taliban
B. He died in a landmine explosion
C. He fled to another country
D. He joined the Taliban
Answer: B. He died in a landmine explosion
Q16. What does Parvana give to her sister Nooria as a gift in the movie?
A. A necklace
B. A pair of shoes
C. A book
D. A pen in a beaded case
Answer: D. A pen in a beaded case
Q17. What does the Window Woman give to Parvana as a gift?
A. A white handkerchief with red embroidery
B. A small mirror
C. A woven bracelet
D. A loaf of bread
Answer: A. A white handkerchief with red embroidery
Q18. What motivates Shauzia to dream of leaving Afghanistan?
A. To become a teacher
B. To escape to Paris
C. To join her family in Pakistan
D. To start a business
Answer: B. To escape to Paris
Q19. What do Parvana and Shauzia plan to do in 20 years?
A. Open a school in Kabul
B. Start a business together
C. Meet at the top of the Eiffel Tower
D. Return to their village
Answer: C. Meet at the top of the Eiffel Tower
Q20. What is the name of the woman who moves in with Parvana’s family to help them?
A. Homa
B. Mrs. Weera
C. Shauzia
D. Fatana
Answer: B. Mrs. Weera
Q21. What was Parvana’s father’s profession before the Taliban’s rule?
A. A letter reader and writer
B. A doctor
C. A market vendor
D. A high school teacher
Answer: D. A high school teacher
Q22. What does Parvana miss about her father the first night after his arrest?
A. His storytelling
B. His snoring
C. His cooking
D. His singing
Answer: B. His snoring
Q23. What does Parvana gift to the Window Woman in the movie?
A. A flower
B. A letter
C. A candle
D. A scarf
Answer: A. A flower
Q24. What is the name of the city Parvana’s family considers moving to in order to escape the Taliban?
A. Kandahar
B. Mazar-e-Sharif
C. Herat
D. Jalalabad
Answer: B. Mazar-e-Sharif
Q25. What tragic fate befell Homa’s family in the movie?
A. They were arrested by the Taliban
B. They died in a bombing
C. They were shot and killed in the street
D. They fled to Pakistan
Answer: C. They were shot and killed in the street
