Characters
The name of Salahudin's mother, who passes away early in the novel.
What is Misbah
The town in Mojave Dessert where the story is set
What is Juniper, California
Noor's and Sal's friendship rifted after...
What is Noor confessed to liking Sal
This is something Noor secretly applies to despite her uncle's disapproval
What is college?
The nickname Misbah's father calls her
What is butterfly
The name of Noor's strict uncle
Who is Chachu (or Uncle Rafique)
The country both families originated from
What is Pakistan
What Sal begins selling to make money for the motel
What is illegal substances
This character gives up his college dreams to care for Noor and becomes resentful
Who is Uncle Rafique (Chachu)?
How did Misbah meet her husband
What is arranged marriage
The person who provides spiritual guidance to Sal and Noor
Who is Imam Shafiq
The three main perspectives in the Book are.
What is Sal, Noor, and Misbah
What Sal does in court to get Noor exonerated
What is confessing the whole truth in court and taking all the blame?
The job Sal's mother, Misbah, dreamed of in America
What was becoming an engineer (or owning an inn/motel)?
How did the motel get it's name
What is Misbah named it The clouds rest inn to hopefully provide rest and refugee to others just like she and Toufig needed.
Sal's father, who turns to alcoholism after Misbah's illness and death
Who is Toufiq (or Abu)
The author of this book was inspired by her running a motel. True or False
True
The consequence Sal faces for his criminal activity
What is an 18 month prison sentence
The characters face this systemic issue in their town
What is systemic racism
"If we are lost, God is like ___, finding the unknowable path when we cannot." What word is missing
What is Water
The cousin of Sal's intial girlfriend also know as school drug dealer
Art
Why might Noor feel a little disconnected from her culture
Her uncle does not like her participating in his house and after Misbah's passing she doesn't really have anyone else to participate in it with outside the priest at the Moscow
What Misbah tells Noor about God shortly before she dies
What is "If we are lost, God is like water, finding the unknowable path when we cannot."
Where Noor wants to go to college
University of Virginia
Who did Misbah name Sal after
What is the famous Muslim general(Saladin)