Show:
Characters
Setting
Plot
Conflict
Miscellaneous
100
Which character is telling the story?
Fatima
100

Where does the story take place (city and country)?

Lahore, Pakistan

100

Why was Iqbal sent to the carpet factory?

His parents could not pay the debt they owed for his brother's medicine so they sold him into slavery.

100
How did the master make the children stay at their looms?
They were chained to their looms.
100
Who is the author of Iqbal?
Fancesco D'Adamo
200

Which character was thought to be deaf and mute but was not, and taught Iqbal and the other children how to read?

Maria

200
Where were the children sent as a punishment?
The tomb
200
Why did Iqbal rip his carpet?
To protest against Hussain Khan and show the other children he was not afraid.
200
What did Iqbal tell the children that shocked them?
The debt that their family owed could never be cancelled.
200

What is bonded labor?

A system where a person works for an agreed upon amount of time to pay off a debt.

300
What was Karim's job?
He watched over the children in the carpet factory.
300

Where did Iqbal visit outside of his country?

Sweden and Boston, USA

300
How did Hussain get Iqbal back from the police when he ran away the first time?
He bribed them with money.
300
What did Eshan Khan do when he arrived at the carpet factory?
He arrested Hussain Khan and let the children go.
300
Why are young children best for making carpets?
They have small fingers that can move quickly.
400

Who used to work in a brick factory and stepped forward to save Maria from the tomb?

Salman

400

Name at least 2 places, other than the carpet factory, where Iqbal spent time in his country?

brick factory, his village, market, liberation front

400
How is Iqbal able to stay alive in the tomb for so many days?
The children would sneak him food and water at night.
400

What 2 problems did the children have once they were rescued?

They did not remember how to play and they did not remember much about their families.

400

What does the kite Fatima, Maria and Iqbal fly, symbolize AND who wove a kite into their carpet as a way to fight back?

Freedom, Maria

500
Who was brave and dreamed of becoming a famous lawyer?
Iqbal
500

Where did Eshan Khan take the children when they were set free?

The Headquarters of the Bonded Labor Liberation Front of Pakistan.

500
What was Iqbal's promise to Fatima?
He takes her to fly a kite that Eshan Khan had given to him.
500

Who do they think killed Iqbal?

The Carpet Mafia

500

What is the theme of Iqbal?

A family can be your friends. We should fight for causes bigger than ourselves. Don't ever give up hope.