What is the highlight of the tour?
A dark alcove
What country does the story start in?
India
What did the tour guide instruct visitors not to do?
Take pictures
Who leads the guided tours?
Former street children
What do the children do with the rubbish they collect?
They sell it for money.
What does the boy do?
He climbs out from the hole
What city is mentioned in the story at the end?
Rotterdam
Where does the street children sleep?
They sleep in a dark alcove beneath the footbridge over the tracks.
How do the children earn money?
By collecting and selling rubbish.
How long does the guided tour last?
About two hours.
Where do the homeless children live?
They live in New Delhi railway station.
What city is the story taking place?
Delhi
How many favelas are there in Rio De Janeiro?
750
How much does a ticket for the tour cost?
200 rupees(£ 2,50)
What medical problems are commonly mentioned?
(name at least one)
Injuries, malnutrition, and tuberculosis.
Why does the guide pause?
He pauses to give the group visitors from Australia, Russia and England a chance to ask questions.
Who are taking the girls away?
The pimps
Why does the boy breathe in through his clenched left fist.?
Because his hands are splashed white from the correction fluid
Why is platform one especially valuable to the children?
Rich passengers stop there.
Why do many children come to the city by train?
They run away from poverty or violence.
What serious danger exists near the children’s sleeping places?
High Voltage Electricity wires.
Where is half of Rotterdam's population from
Netherlands/outside the Netherlands
What is the name for the person that runs the school?
Salaam Baalak
What is the main purpose of the slum tours in Delhi?
To raise awareness of street children’s lives