What is the name of the school Lowji will attend in September?
Hamlet Elementary School
100
What is Lowji's best friend's name?
Jamshed
100
What is Bape's profession?
Bape is a gourmet chef.
100
What is the name of the pig that Lowji met at All-Mart?
Blossom
200
When Bape is going through the moving boxes, what was the first kitchen item he found?
a rolling pin
200
What was Lowji fascinated with when he went shopping with his father?
Lowji loved the automatic doors in the All-Mart store.
200
What is Lowji's mom's name?
Farokh
200
What floor do Lowji and his family live on?
They live on the third floor.
200
What is on Lowji's quilt?
a red elephant
300
What did Lowji have back in Bombay that he won't have in the United States?
A servant
300
What American expression did Lowji learn from watching television?
Lowji learned the phrase "lemony fresh"
300
What languages does Lowji's family speak?
English and Gujarati
300
What does Parsis mean?
Lowji's family are Parsis and they believe in an ancient religion.
300
What does Lowji's mom collect?
English porcelain poodles
400
Name three things that Lowji enjoys.
science, art, rock collection, pets, the picture of his old class
400
Jamshed continued to talk about the "silver lining", what does that mean?
Jamshed was trying to get Lowji to think positively and focus on the good things that happen from his move.
400
What stereotype did Jamshed have people in America?
He thought that many people in America ride horses and round up cows.
400
What is the money in Bombay called?
Rupees
400
Name 2 things Lowji's family grew in their garden back in Bombay.
green chilies, coriander, curry leaves, and tiny onions
500
How is the city of Hamlet different from Bombay? (2 minute response)
Hamlet is a small quiet town and Bombay is a loud bustling city.
500
How is shopping in America different from shopping in Bombay? List 2 differences. (3 minute response)
In Bombay you can negotiate the price of the items you are buying, the automatic doors or escalators don't work, and shopping was done in the neighborhood at different shops.
500
Why couldn't Lowji's family have an outside garden in Bombay?
Bombay is too crowded for people to have space to grow gardens in Bombay.
500
Why is a chapter named Ironman?
The owner of the pig was a large muscular man with a shirt that said "Ironman"on it.
500
Why is it important for Lowji to plant a garden in Illinois?
The garden will be filled with flavors from home and help to make him feel better and not miss home as much.