About the Author
What is the author's name?
Naomi Shihab Nye
What does “The snow in his voice” represent?
A cold tone
Who is dating Taylor Swift?
Travis Kelce
What page is the story on in your course readers?
139
Where was the author born?
St. Louis
What does this quote mean, “He’s staring at the longest arm of the plant that crawls up the wall” (141)"
A connection with nature and focusing on growth
Who are the two teams in the Super bowl?
Chiefs and Eagles
When was the poem written?
2002
What decent was the author's mother from?
German and Swiss decent
What is one thing the narrator remembers of their father?
A spot on his head that doesn't grow hair
Which team is the team most people want to see lose?
How many pages long is the poem?
4
He was a Palestinian refugee
What does "not fallen into the lost well" mean?
Not believed in the cultural belief of praying for wind
Where is the Super bowl being played?
What did we first talk about in our presentation
The author
Where did the author grow up?
Jerusalem and San Antonio
What does "the television blurs into one long connected story streaming out of the set" mean?
Shows the uncles dissatisfaction with the world and media, wants to escape to something else.
Who are the Eagles really playing against? (rhymes with Jeffs)
The refs
How many turtles were in the presentation?
8