Vocab
This is what it means to admit something.
What is confess?
This person is from El Salvador and is likes to joke a lot.
Who is Tony?
This is what Raniya thinks Tony is at first because of the shows she watched about the U.S.
What is a bully?
The story is told by this person.
Who is Raniya?
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Who is Brady?
This is a formal event that includes special acts, words, or music.
What is a ceremony?
This person cries as Raniya leaves, making her feel sad.
Who is Ammi or her mom?
This is what makes Raniya realize she might not mind living in the U.S. and should try to enjoy it.
What are s'mores?
Raniya thinks this happened when she wakes up on the bus and doesn't have her lunch.
What is she thought that Tony ate it?
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Who is Kallina?
This is what it means to assemble something.
What is put something together or bring a group of people together?
This person gives Raniya permission to go on the field trip.
Who is Abbu or her dad?
This is because Raniya is nervous and does not want to go somewhere in the woods without people she knows.
What is the reason she doesn't want to go on the field trip or is relieved when her parents say she can't go?
When it says, "my face grows warm, and I look up to see if anyone is listening" we can infer that she feels this.
What is embarrassed?
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Who is Justin?
This is when you say something quietly and unclear.
What is mumble?
This person moved around a lot because their dad is in the Navy.
Who is Eva?
She is doing this to compare the two places and show how much she likes one place more.
What is the reason she uses THERE and HERE when talking about the U.S. and Pakistan?
By the end of the story we can tell that Raniya feels this way about the U.S.
What is that she is fitting in and might enjoy it here?
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Who is Yaelianiz?
This is what it means to look at something briefly.
Raniya almost calls this person Madam because that is what she would call her in her country.
Who is Ms. Wehrle?
Raniya does this to joke back at Tony about what he did on the bus.
What is offer him half of her sandwich?
This is the reason Eva wants Raniya to take the top bunk.
What is she is afraid of heights?
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Who is Aliyah?