Chapt1
Chapt2
Chapt 3&4
Chapt5
Chapt 6&7
100

Omar and Hassan were looking for this person at the beginning of the book

What is their mother?

100

The person Omar and Hassan meet in the beginning of the chapter

Who is Salan?

100

What does Fatuma give to Omar because he decides to got to school?

What is an extra helping of porridge?
100

Why does Fatuma go early to the center

To gossip with her friends

100

Nimo said this animal could have done better than Amina on their final scores

What is a goat

200

The location of Omar and Hassan refugee camp

What is Kenya

200

What Omar plans on being after the conflict is over

What is a farmer

200

What was Hassan's reaction to Omar going to school

He did not like it or he cried

200

What foods are given at the center

maize (corn), salt, and cooking oil

200

How much did Jeri's dad pay to get his case on the top of the UN list 

100 shillings 

300

Where Omar takes Hassan while all the other kids go to school

What is the building pit

300

The object Saslan uses to prove his analogy of Omar being selected to go to America/going back home to be a farmer

What is sand?

300

What shocked Omar about the way subjects were taught in the camp?

The teachers teach in English

300

Who did Omar think he saw at the distribution center

What is their mother

300

What did Omar get to do more often when the semester was over

Play with friends

400

Omar does this when Tall Ali goes "boo-hoo"

What is cry

400
One of the English phrases Omar practiced with Salan

What is:

"Lovely weather today"

"Excuse me, do you have the time?"

"Would you like a cup of tea?"

400

What shocking news did Omar learn about Maryam in the beginning of Chapt 4?

She is getting married

400

Why does Omar give his food rations to Fatuma?

She cooks their food and she can keep it safe from thieves.

400

What makes this semester different from the last one

They now have the end-of-year exams

500

The special treat Fatuma had for Omar, Jeri, and Hassan to go with their tea 

What is sugar

500

What Salan gave to Omar before he went to school

What is a notebook and pencil/writing instrument

500

What is one difference Omar notes about how girls and boys are different in refugee camp

Boys can play around/go to school while girls have to focus on the domestic work

500

Describe "empty days"

Refugees receive food rations every 15 days however it is never enough. Therefore there are days when people have nothing ergo, empty days.

500

What event makes Omar regret going to school

Hassan has a seizure

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