Characters
This character owned a tea stand.
Who is baba?
"Today I'll tell the story of a wedding and a most interesting dowry."
Who is Shanti, the storyteller.
Sanjay spied the water thieves.
What is he had to go live on the farm out of the city?
What is 3?
Minni discovered Pinky's dad was part of the water mafia when she saw this.
What is a picture on Anita Ma'am's bedside table?
This character wants to be a chef when they grow up.
Who is Sanjay?
"I don't want to put my family in danger. I'll leave."
Who is Sanjay?
In the beginning of the book, ma can't pay Minni's school tuition.
What is Anita Ma'am helped out and paid it for them?
This natural weather phenomenon influences how much water will be available at the pumps and in storage for the village.
What is a monsoon?
This was the "wonder dog" who helped Minni share the information with the police.
Who is Moti?
This character was unkind to people who they believed were lower caste than them.
Who was Pinky's Grandma?
"Friend?" she repeats. "Do you even know where these low-caste people live? Do you know the kinds of germs that breed in those slums?"
Who is Pinky's gradmother?
At the end of the book, Minni's mom loses her job and can't pay the tuition.
What is Sanjay offers to help pay with his new job?
OR
What is Minni will pay her own tuition from her job with Priya Didi?
Minni talks to Sanjay at the beginning of the book, that changing the seawater to this, would solve all of their problems.
What is fresh water? (Desalination)
Mom went away because she was sick because of an illness from this.
What is unboiled water?
This character sold magazines to passing cars.
Who is Latika?
"And don't worry" she says. "The computer won't break."
Minni can't figure out how to report Pinky's dad without getting caught.
What is she drops his picture into the bag of a police officer at Baba's tea stall?
This issue makes it hard for the water mafia to get caught/get into trouble with the police?
What is paying bribes to elected officials/police?
Ma plans to start her own business selling this.
What is roti?
This character drove the kids to the junkyard the night they discovered the water mafia.
Who is Ram Uncle?
"I know. Its just that when I try to read, the letters dance on the page. They said I needed special classes, but there was nowhere nearby for me to get them. I had no choice."
Who is Latika?
Minni was sick of the long lines at the water pumps.
What is she will make an app to alert people when it was their turn at the pump?
Shanti says 40% of Mumbai's population lives in Minni's city, but they get what percent of the city's water supply?
What is 5%?
Shanti always tells Minni Mumbai was once made up of this many islands.
What are 7 islands.