About the Book
Characters
Events
Afghanistan
Quotes
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Who is the author of ‘Boy Overboard’?
Morris Gleitzman
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Who is this handsome man?
Jamal
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Where does the government take Jamal’s mum before she is rescued?
The football stadium
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What is the main religion in Afghanistan?
Islam
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What quote does Jamal say throughout the book?
“Never give up, even when things are looking hopeless.”
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Who are the 2 main characters of the book.
Jamal and Bibi
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Who threatens to call the police when Jamal and Bibi break his window?
Mr Nasser
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How do Jamal and Bibi get separated from their parents?
The football falls into the water and they went to retrieve it.
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What group of people ruled Afghanistan when Jamal lived there?
The Taliban
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Who is Bibi talking about when she says, “That camel-snot needs someone to teach him a lesson, starting with the news that yellow is a very unfashionable colour”?
One of the mean sailors
300
What year was it published?
2002
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Who's parents died when they were 2?
Omar
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Who's house did they stay in after the explosion?
Yusuf's Grandfather's
300
Name one thing girls were not allowed to do in the story.
Play football, Go to school, Go out alone, not cover head to toe.
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What did Jamal say about Aziz?
He's small but he's fast.
400
What did Jamal's mum hold so dear to her.
Her Candlestick
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Who says to Jamal, “You need medical attention…We haven’t even got an X-ray machine.”?
Andrew
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Why aren’t Rashida’s parents on the boat with her?
Her parents only had enough money to send one person over.
400
Name a type of unique clothing people wear in Afghanistan
Possible answers: tunbaan, chador (headscarf), hijab, burqa, peraahan tunbaan, turban, chapan, karakul…
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Who says, “My brother died when he was a baby, so when I came along I got his name.”?
Rashida
500
How many chapters are in the book?
42
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What are Jamal's parents' ancestry?
Bakers and Desert Warriors.
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What idea does Jamal come up with to attract his dad to find him in the refugee camp?
He thinks if he bakes some bread his dad will smell it and come and find him.
500
Name a country that borders Afghanistan.
Possible answers: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, China, and Iran.
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Who talks about mines and supermarkets in Australia?
One of the Australian UN workers in the refugee camp.