Plot
Why was Amira silenced for a long time?
Who is Janjaweed?
Who is the main character?
Amira
Where does the book place take in
Sudan
What does Allah mean?
God?
Did Muma in the beginning of the book allow Amira to go to school?
No
How did Amira get the Red Pencil?
What is hiking?
Who was Amira's pet?
What is Nail?
What is in part of Sudan
Dafur
What is the goz?
What is hope and memories.
What was the poem at the end titled?
Flight
Why did Amira leave?
Janjaweed took over
Who died in the Janjaweed attack?
Dando and Nail
Where does Amira go to after the attacks on her village?
Kalima
What does Haboob mean?
Violent winds in Sudan
When did the book take place?
2003-2004
How did Dando die?
What is shot in the body?
Who was Muma in relation to Amira
Mom
What place did the book start at?
South Darfur
Displaced Camps
place where people go to find safety in the midst of war.
What does the Red Pencil symbolize
Education and desires
What militray unit is the Janjaweed
What is millitia?
Who gave Amira the Red Pencil
Miss Sabine
Which country starts with U, borders South Sudan?
Ugand
What is Jallabaya?
A long robe-like garment worn by men and boys
What is the moral of the Red Pencil?
Resilience and Growth