School & Family
Who was Jamal’s sister?
Asia
What natural disaster was going to hit Amani Island?
A tsunami.
Where did the children travel to on their mission?
Yemen.
What quality did the Prophet Muhammad saw taught us? Which we also learned in this story?
kindness
What meal did the auntie make for the children?
Mandi.
What was Jamal excited to eat at the beginning?
Ooey gooey cheese pizza.
What caused the earthquakes on the island?
The force and energy from the asteroid.
What clue helped them realize they were in Yemen?
The great mosque they saw.
According to the auntie, what does “mean plus mean” lead to?
More unkindness.
What did they also make even though there was little food?
Salad.
What did Asia want to turn Jamal’s room into?
Her evil scientist laboratory.
Uncle Hakee said the tsunami could do what to the island?
Submerge it completely.
What problem was the village in Yemen facing?
A drought and lack of water.
What did the auntie compare unkindness to?
Oil on a fire.
Why was the auntie not eating with them at first?
Because poor Abu Abdullah had nothing to eat.
How was Jamal treating Asia before he learned the lesson?
He was being mean and rude to her.
How many rare elements were needed to build the machine this time?
Five.
What was the grumpy man refusing to share?
Water from his well.
What did she say kindness can do to unkindness?
Put out the fire.
What did the Abu Abudullah give the children after seeing their kindness?
The element.
Why was Jamal wrong in the way he treated Asia?
because she wanted to help, and he was unfair and unkind to her.
Why was the tsunami described as even more dangerous than the asteroid?
A: Because it could completely cover and destroy the island.
What was the deeper problem in the village besides the drought?
People were not sharing and kindness was missing.
What Islamic lesson did the auntie teach about dealing with mean people?
Respond with kindness, because kindness can stop more harm.
What lesson did Jamal learn by the end of the story?
That kindness matters and being mean only causes more hurt.