Characters
This young Syrian refugee washes up on an island.
Who is Amir?
This is the primary location where Amir washes ashore.
What is the unnamed Mediterranean island?
The event that opens the novel, leaving Amir stranded on the island.
What is a shipwreck?
The largest planet in the solar system.
What is Jupiter?
She is a rebellious teenager who helps Amir evade capture.
Who is Vänna?
The name of the boat that carries Amir and the other refugees.
What is the Calypso?
The two timelines used in the novel are referred to as these.
What are "Before" and "After"?
This element, with the chemical symbol 'Au,' is known for its use in jewelry.
What is gold?
This soldier, tasked with controlling refugees, faces moral dilemmas.
Who is Colonel Kethros?
The location where Vänna and Amir first hide from authorities.
What is the forest?
This is what Vänna gives Amir to help him survive in the forest.
What is food and clothing?
This 16th-century artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo?
Amir’s stepfather, whose actions cause tension within the family.
Who is Younes?
The place Amir and Vänna attempt to reach to ensure his escape.
What is the dock?
Amir clings to this object in the ocean to survive the wreck.
What is a piece of driftwood?
This island country is the only one in the world where lemurs are naturally found.
What is Madagascar?
Amir’s cousin, whose innocence contrasts with the harsh realities of their world.
Who is Mansour?
This location serves as the point of departure for Amir’s ill-fated journey.
What is Egypt?
The grim fate of most of the passengers aboard the boat.
What is drowning?
This type of bond occurs when electrons are shared equally between two atoms, typically between two nonmetals with similar electronegativities.
What is a covalent bond?