Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Comprehension Skills
Comprehension Skills
Comprehension Skills
100
scimitar
What is a curved sword?
100
Allah
What is the Arabic word for God?
100
He rides off on a great white stallion seeking new grazing ground for the sheep. He does not return. He died.
What happens to Hamed?
100
minor characters
What are characters called that are not very important?
100
black
What color was Hamed's little lamb?
200
oasis
What is a fertile place in the desert that has water?
200
bazaar
What is a market or street where there are many shops selling various articles?
200
Calls all his people together and shares his decree that no one may utter Hamed's name. Punishment will be swift for those that do.
What does Tarik do one week after Hamed's death?
200
major characters
What are the characters called that are most important and speak the most?
200
Tarik
What is the name of the sheik in the story?
300
banish
What is to force a person to leave one's country as a punishment; exile?
300
clan
What is a large group or families that are related to one another?
300
attitude
What is the way a person thinks and feels about something?
300
desert
What is the setting of Nadia the Willful?
300
willful
What is a synonym for stubborn?
400
laden
What is being weighed down with a heavy load, burdened?
400
implore
What is to beg or plead urgently for?
400
Nadia realized that the more she utters Hamed's name the more she is able to remember him and this fills her with peace.
Why does Nadia become known as "wise" at the end of the story?
400
person vs. person person vs. self person vs. nature person vs. community
What are four types of conflict?
400
plot
What are the series of events in a story (narrative) called?
500
sheik
What is the leader or chief of an Arab family, tribe, or village called?
500
Bedouin
What is a nomadic tribe of Arabs in the desert; no permanent home?
500
a problem that a character struggles with in a story
What is conflict in a story?
500
six
How many brothers did Nadia have?
500
person vs. person
Describe the type of conflict a character has in their mind?
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