Tariq
how did tariq feel about selling his childhood house?
He felt uneasy because he grew up in it.
Who is Ammi?
Tariq's mom
Is she from America?
No
Had he been able to contact his family in anyway in between the time that he was taken away and then freed?
No there was no contact.
Umas clothes helped with the coldness of the water after stepping into it.
No. She felt it was colder than before.
What is Tariqs relation to Abba?
He is his son.
When Ammi returned home and was worried about her families protection, why did she request to see a handful of family members?
She wanted ideas on what the family should do to help her situation.
How did he keep in touch with Farah when they were apart?
Email!
Abba was happy when he came home from prison? True or False?
False
Uma heard a crack and said something about it when she did
True or False?
False
What was Tariq doing as the ceiling collapsed?
He was praying
When the four men came for Abba and Hanif, what did Ammi do when she called Tariq?
she called him twice instead of just once
How did people get water in her grandmothers oldvillage?
hand-pumped it
What did he start doing after getting over his depression?
He helped Ammi roll chapatis
Was Uma okay with dying the moment the ceiling fell?
No.
Where was Tariq when he his mother called him about his father being taken?
Tariq was in Calculus.
what did she do that startled Tariq in the police station?
She started banging her head on the floor and started praying for her husbands return
What is Farah's relation to Tariq?
She is the daughter of Tariq's mother's best friend
what happened to him after returning home?
He had a stroke
When the ceiling was falling, what was Uma thinking?
She didn't want to die but was grateful to be holding someones hand while doing it.
who did he turn to for help when his parents lost the house?
his friend Ali
What is one thing that Ammi did after Abba got back from prison?
She sang him lullabies.
She talked to him about old times.
She assured him that they love him.
She told him he didn't have to talk about anything he didn't want to.
Farah was more serious about her religion than Tariq was.
True or False?
True
Why did Abba's business fail?
His business failed because after 911 no one wanted a Muslim in their office to clean after they were gone.
He was also a criminal.
whose hand was Uma holding during the falling of the ceiling?
Malathi's