Characters
Has brought a copy of The Canterbury Tales to the visa office
Who is Uma?
Everyone in the visa office is either planning to go to or is from this country
What is India?
The gift young Mr. Pritchett received that "saved" him?
What are math practice books?
a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation; apprehension
What is "trepidation"?
The author of the story of one of Uma's favorite characters, a character who she describes as "bawdy, cheerful"
What is Chaucer?
Who is Jiang?
Where Cameron had had previous experience with disaster relief work after an earthquake
What is Mexico?
The number of times Malathi failed 10th grade
What is twice?
When Cameron found the body, he knew from this clinical term that "the person had been dead for hours" (142)
What is rigor mortis?
The first full name of Mr. Pritchett, from the Camelot stories
What is Lancelot?
Hears voices
Who is Cameron?
When Tariq prepared to pray, he faced his prayer rug toward this holy site
What is Mecca?
The historical event that led to Tariq and his family feeling threatened and unsafe
What is 9-11?
a traditional combination dress worn by women, and in some regions by men, in South Asia, and Central Asia
What is salwaar kameez?
Tensions are running high. Tariq and Cameron get into a bit of brawl. Uma reflects that their group has devolved in the same way as the characters of this novel
What is Lord of the Flies?
Does not want to give up their sari?
Who is Malathi?
The name of the city where Jiang grew up
What is Calcutta?
Cameron's original plan was to follow this career path to become one of these
What is a doctor?
Cameron refers to his efforts in previous disaster response as an "act of extinguishing the guilt incurred by something; the act or process of making atonement for something"
What is "expiation"?
Young Mr. Pritchett imagines himself like this fictional character alone on a deserted island. Novel by Daniel Defoe
Who is Robinson Crusoe?
Is impulsive and immediately puts the group in jeopardy
Who is Tariq?
The location of Miss Lola's Lovely Ladies salon
What is Coimbatore?
What are rescuers?
When it was time to open the door, Tariq felt this, "justification against denial or censure"
What is "vindication"?
Mrs. Pritchett identifies Mrs. Balan's tactics with those of this 15th century Italian philosopher known for being manipulative and unscrupulous
Who is Machiavelli?