Characters
This is the protagonist who fights for her community's right to water.
Who is Minni?
Minni's community faces a severe shortage of this essential resource.
What is water?
The city in which Minni lives, facing a dire water crisis.
What is Mumbai, India?
This theme addresses the environmental impacts of human activity and waste.
What is sustainability?
"Her heart was a drum, pounding furiously inside her chest."
What is metaphor?
Minni's older sibling who is curious and often gets into trouble.
Who is Sanjay?
Minni and her friends discover evidence of water theft happening in this hidden location.
What is the abandoned warehouse? (behind train tracks)
Where the farm Sanjay and Amit hide away is located.
What is New Delhi?
This object symbolizes life and survival in the novel.
What is water?
"The sun smiled down on the parched earth."
What is personification?
Minni's friend who supports her and joins her in finding justice.
Who is Faiza?
Minni does something when seeing Pinky's father for the first time.
What is dropping a bowl of pudding?
Which aspect of the neighborhood in Mumbai reflects the difficulties faced by its residents in Thirst?
What are narrow and crowed lanes?
Represents the looming threat and power of water mafia groups.
What is the water tanker truck?
"His words were sharp as daggers."
What is simile?
A wise character who provides guidance and comfort to Minni as she navigates challenges.
Who is Shanti?
Minni put this item in the police officer's bag.
What is a picture of the water mafia boss?
How does the setting of Mumbai in 'Thirst' affect Minni?
What is highlighting her daily struggles with accessing clean water.
This theme focuses on Minni's determination to bring about change despite obstacles.
What is perseverance?
"This was four hundred years ago--there were no fridges or cars back then, and Charles II probably had all the palaces he needed."
What is an allusion?
This character is the local water mafia leader causing trouble for Minni's community.
Who is Pinky's dad?
This is what the police officer did when Minni called in a tip about people stealing water.
What is laugh and hang up?
How does the scarcity of water influence the characters' daily lives in 'Thirst'?
What is having to wait in long lines for a limited supply?
This theme explores the tension and interactions between different social classes.
What is class struggle?
"Rich people who live in skyscrapers pay millions for the same ocean view."
What is hyperbole?