Clues
A-Names
Salma’s Secrets
Sacrifice
People as Symbols
100

This was the first clue that something bad had happened in the house near the well where Rabab first met Jamal.

What is the fact that the door of their house was open, but it was quiet?

100

The name of the person who ended up with the bracelet of liras.

Who is Adlah?

100

Her secret choice in “Behind the Pillars in the Orthodox Church.”

What is her abortion – or – her love affair with Issam?

100

Rabab’s mother’s sacrifice in “The Journey Home.”

What is the bracelet of liras - or - her daughter?

100

The symbol of oppression: the occupiers on the roof.

Who are the Israeli soldiers?

200

The reason that Abu Sufayan’s shoulder always gave him trouble—a clue to his past.

What is the fact that he was attacked when he was a soldier?


200

The wanna-be-nun who married Muneer, raised his children, and dragged their son away from the soldiers who wanted to take him.

Who is Amira?

200

The secret she heard in “The Well” from her grandfather.

What is the story of Jamal’s love affair with Rabab, the Bedouin girl?

200

Jamal’s sacrifice in “The Journey Home.”


What is leaving Rabab behind in Jenin?

200

This pock-marked beauty, who kept a watchful eye over everyone in the village of Tel-al-Hilou, is the symbol of hope and moral courage.

What is the [bullet-ridden] statue of the Virgin Mary on the top of the Greek Orthodox Church?

300

The clue that Rabab’s mother had planned her daughter’s escape all along.


What is the fact that she had sent the bracelet of liras for Rabab?

300

Abuser and almost-husband of Rabab

Who is Awwad?

300

The secret she kept in “Intifada Love Story.”

What is a love letter between Muna and Jamil?

300

Elaina’s sacrifice in “Village Gossip.”


What is her life in exchange for doing the right thing about the Priest?

300

The symbol of temptation in “Christmas in Palestine.”

Who was Rafah, the wealthy man who liked Adlah?

400

This clue at the beginning of “Rocky Soil” that Eveline and Emad spent their lives together was a scene describing this.

What is the scene after Eveline’s memorial service/funeral?

400

Sufi’s dad.

Who is Abu Sufayan?

400

The way Salma died.

What is in bed / Alone / Smiling sweetly / Peacefully?

400

Radwan’s sacrifice in “The Fall.”

What is his $10,000 donation to the church?

400

The symbol of innocent martyrs, honored by someone who lit candles in memory for 60 years, discovered by Adlah in the last story.


Who was Demetri Qudsi, the boy who was accidentally shot by Radwan?