Characters
Chiko's next-door neighbor and secret crush
Lei
Where is Chiko's dad in the beginning of the novel?
He's been captured by the army.
Chiko is from a village in Burma, which is known today as...
Myanmar
"Joon's old medical professor came for tea last week. When he smiled and told me Joon would be well, I believed him. He left such a feeling of peace behind."
Chiko's Mother (Wei-Lin)
What state is known as the "Badger State"?
Wisconsin
Name of Tu-Reh's mule
Mango
What does Chiko learn about U-Tha-Din in part I?
What country did Burma receive it's independence from in 1948?
"You call that rough? Try living for a week on the streets."
Tai
What animal’s nickname is "sea cow"?
Manatee
Tai's sister
Sawati
What two people does Chiko try to teach to read and write?
Tai and Bindu
What group of people are the Burmese trying to eradicate?
Karenni
Captain
Where is the world’s largest Starbucks?
Chicago
The healer's younger sister and Tu Reh's dream girl
Who lives in the healer's hut? Correct answers must have all occupants.
-Grandfather
-Nya Meh
-Ree Meh
What US state is Burma slightly smaller than?
Texas
"It's not safe for you, even if we could get a clearance. The men leave me alone because I'm old and I've treated so many of them- Burmese, Thai, Karenni. They're starting to seem the same to me. Boys, all of them. Boys in pain."
Auntie Doctor
What is United Kingdom’s national Anthem?
God Save the King
Tu Reh's friend in the camp and Bu Reh's son
Sa Reh
At the end of the novel, what realization does Chiko come to?
That he resembles his father like Tu Reh said.
What was the country of Burma once described as?
The rice bowl of Asia.
"I'll tell everybody in Yangon. You can count on that."
How tall (in feet) is the Empire State Building (without the spire and antenna)?
1,250 feet