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Setting
Plot
Characters
Themes and Motifs
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Where does the story begin?
Cambodia - Dara's village
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Why does the family have to move?
The war, their starving, the soldiers, to get food, to get supplies for farming, a better life, etc.
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Who became Dara's friend, but started off as a bully?
Chnay.
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What is a theme?
A message that the author tells the reader through a story.
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Who thought, "Why he doesn't look mean at all when he smiles"(p. 82).
Dara about Chnay
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Along what border is the refugee camp located?
The Thai-Cambodian Border
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What happens at the refugee camp?
They receive supplies, food, Dara meets Jantu, Nea, and Chnay, they make clay toys, etc.
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What characters make up Dara's family?
Dara, Sarun, and the mother.
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What is a motif?
A repeated idea, or a concept that keeps coming up in a story. It can tell you something about the story.
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Who said, "He never talks about that anymore. All he seems to care about now is war and weapons, how to plant land mines when target shooting is, how to march around in formation" (p. 110).
Nea about Sarun.
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How are the character's living/traveling?
answers similar to camping/traveling with their cart are acceptable.
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Why does the family have to leave the refugee camp?
Because the bombing is getting closer.
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What characters make up Jantu's family?
Jantu, Nea, Baby, and the Grandpa.
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What is one motif from the story?
War, Family, Hope, Courage, Head of the family, Journey, Magic, Marble.
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Find a quote that supports the theme, "war separates families"
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Where does Dara find Sarun?
At an army camp.
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Why does Jantu and Dara hope Sarun will get married?
They both want a whole family since both of theirs are broken. Jantu says that families are supposed to grow bigger, not get smaller.
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How has Dara changed or grown from the beginning of the story to the end?
something like she was dependent, quiet, obedient, shy, and scared in the beginning to independent, outspoken, courageous, responsible at the end of the story will be accepted as an answer.
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What is one theme from the novel?
War tears families apart. Dara's confidence in the magic marble changes into confidence in herself. etc.
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Find a quote that supports Dara matured/grew.
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Summarize Jantu's journey. Where did we first see her, where did she go from there, and so on until the end of the story.
at the refugee camp, running away from the bombs, the hospital, the army camp with Dara
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What does Dara do and say to get Sarun and her family to head back to their home in Cambodia?
She starts to take on more responsibilities, setting up the wagon, and standing up to Sarun.
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How does Sarun's definition of being the head of the household change from the beginning of the story to the end?
he started off as wanting to provide his family by farming, then he wanted to be a soldier and be a man that way, then he realized that taking his family back home to Cambodia and farming was the better decision.
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Pick two motifs from the novel, and connect them into a theme.
courage can lead to self-confidence. Friends can be as close as a family. etc.
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Find a quote that is an example of an obstacle Dara needed to overcome.
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