The Night Diary 1
Who are the MAIN characters in the Night Diary? (6)
Nisha, Amil, Papa, Dadi, Kazi, & Mama.
Who is Dadi?
Grandmother
In the book Night Diary, why does Nisha want Kazi to go with them?
He's the only one who looks at her with happy, loving eyes.
What does this word mean?
huddling
To gather together in a close mass.
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
SpongeBob SquarePants
What did Kazi give Nisha for her birthday?
A diary.
What are Kazi and Papa's jobs?
Cook & doctor.
In the book The Night Diary, why does Amil say he can't read right?
Words jump around and change on him.
What does this word mean?
heap
A group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on top of another.
In The Lion King, what is Simba's Dad's Name?
Mufasa
In the book Night Diary, why did people think Papa and Mama shouldn't have married?
Papa = Hindu / Mama = Muslim
What hurts Amil's foot?
A scorpion.
In the book Night Diary, what does Papa say happens when you separate people into groups?
They start to believe one group is better than another.
What does this word mean?
contorted
twisted or bent out of normal position
What planet do we live on?
Earth
Why is Nisha not allowed to go to school?
Unsafe due to religious division.
Who said that they were not going to eat again until the Muslims and Hindus stopped fighting?
Ghandi
In the book Night Diary, Nisha thinks it's strange when her Papa comes home early and reads to them. Why does Amil think he did it?
He is lonely/ misses Mama.
What does this word mean?
murmur
to make a low or indistinct sound, especially continuously.
In Finding Nemo, what kind of fish is Nemo?
clownfish
What year is it?
1947
Which country used to rule over India?
Britain
In the book Night Diary, what does Kazi give Nisha to remind her of him?
The mortar and pestle.
What does this word mean?
reincarnation
rebirth of a soul into a new body
What is Mrs. Dahhan's favorite thing in the whole wide world?
Her students! :D (duhhh)