Daaaaaang Daniel!
Who is Umm Daniel?
Elishva (Daniel's mother)
Describe the requests of the two men who thought Elishva was just a crazy old woman who could easily be taken advantage of.
(Faraj the realtor): Sell her house
(Hadi the junk dealer): Sell her antiques
ACT IT OUT
Send two players from each team to the front of the class.
Answers announced verbally.
What happened to Nahem (Hadi's partner)?
A car bomb led to his death
Why was there destruction in Elishva's place of residence?
There was an invasion by the USA into her country
What was strange about Elishva's late son's burial?
The grave had an empty coffin/only contained items from the deceased
Discuss the differences between how the corpses were brought to life in Mary Shelley's (1818) Frankenstein vs. the one from this book.
Science vs. Spiritual Realm
THE FRANKENSTEIN PYRAMID
Send two members from each team to the front of the class.
Answers to be displayed/verbalized
Who helped Hadi up after the explosion?
Mahmoud
What did Elishva look forward to after Mass?
Making a phone call to her daughters
What was Hadi's explanation for the manifestation for the current "Daniel"?
He wanted to make a complete corpse so that it could receive a proper burial and not be treated as trash
Describe the parallels between DeLacey and Elishva.
DAILY DOUBLE
-Old
-Seemingly sad
-Inviting to the creatures
-Impaired vision
-Etc.
THE PRICE IS RIGHT
Send one player from each team to the front of the class.
-Daniel's death was over 20 years ago.
-Hadi is 50 years old.
-Al-Qaeda and remnants of the old regime had planned a hundred car bombings, the Iraqi security services foiled all but 15 of them.
Which American icon was mentioned in this book?
Whitney Houston
What did Elishva believe concerning her son that made most people think that she was senile?
That he was still alive
What really happened to Elishva's son?
It is alluded that he more than likely died in combat
Describe the similarities and differences between the creature from Mary Shelley's version and this version.
-Grotesque disfigurement
-Murderers/strangulation
-Created for different reasons
-One was wanted in a sense and the other was not
-Personality differences
-Etc.
FAMILY FEUD
Send one player from each team to the front of the class.
Answers announced verbally.
Who had a pair of scissors plunged into their breast plate?
Abu Zaidoun (the barber; person Elishva blames for what happened to Daniel)
Why did Elishva curse the barber?
She blames him for what happened to Daniel because he grabbed Daniel by the collar and forced him to go to war
Explain Daniel's return.
A wandering spirit enters the body prepared by Hadi who lives right beside Elishva. The animated body finds its way to Elishva's house and she believes that her prayers have been answered by the return of her son.
Compare and contrast the two creators from each book (Mary Shelley and Baghdad).
-Different reasons for creation
-Different thoughts on their creations
-Victor decides to be secretive, while Hadi tells everyone
-Etc.
LIGHTNING TRIVIA
Send one player from each team to the board (choose someone who can write quickly with chalk and knows a lot about the book).
Answers announced verbally.
Why was Faraj (the realtor) approached by American officials?
They wanted to inquire about the four deceased beggars
What were the three promises from Elishva's patron saint?
DAILY DOUBLE
-An end to her torment
-Joyous news