People
This person is Minni's best friend and also goes to school with her. She tells this person everything and asks her for help and advice near the end of the story.
Why does Minni take Ma's job?
This is the name of where the story takes place.
Mumbai, India
This is a small raised platform or porch, usually with steps leading up to it, located at the entrance of a house, commonly used in urban areas to relax and socialize with neighbors passing by
Stoop
In the book Thirst what does Minni's family always do to the water before drinking it to kill the germs?
They always boil the water.
This person is sick, we find out that they have a treatable disease called Hepatitis A near the end of the story. They have been away from home to rest and feel better.
Ma / Rohini
Who ended up having to leave after they were spotted by the water mafia?
Amit and Sanjay
What is Minni struggling to balance with her new job? She is starting to be late to this place and it is causing her to get behind.
School
The process of removing salt from seawater is...
Desalination
What does Ma give to Minni before the leaves on the train?
She gives Minni her phone.
This person owns a tea stall and works dusk until dawn. He is caring and a father but works a lot. He is proud of his daughter.
Baba
How did Minni reveal Pinky's father as part of the water mafia?
While the cops were distracted by Moti, she slipped a photograph of him in the police officers bag.
Where did Minni see the policemen who were distracted by Moti?
Baba's tea stall.
A market in a Middle Eastern or Asian country is...
Bazaar
What are the common seasonal events that happen in Mumbai India called?
Monsoons
This person was found in a ditch, they are not completely sure what or how he died but there is suspicion that he was killed by the water mafia. He ran into the main character in a store one day.
Ravi
Who lets Fazia and Minni borrow a phone to call the police about the water thieves?
Priya Didi
What place is this describing?
"Our streets are barely streets--they're more like alleys...our electric lines are not in neat rows;instead, huge clumps of them...."
Minni's neighborhood.
A person who never drinks alcohol
Teetotaler
What were the three things Faiza and Minni wrote on the back of the photograph of Pinky's father?
His name, his address, and "water thief"
This person is our main character's boss, she oversees her duties in the house. Her husband we find out is apart of the water mafia.
Anita Ma'am
Who at the beginning of the story was hit in the face by a rock, nearly hitting his eye?
Naan Aunty's husband.
What is the name of this place?
Typically, these buildings have 7-10 stories and can be housing, commercial or mixed-use. This is where the higher income people live. Often the buildings have rooftop pools.
High-rise buildings.
This is a lightweight, sheer, soft, semi-transparent fabric that drapes well and has a shimmery appearance. Are often worn for formal occasions
Chiffon sari
In the book Thirst under what kind of tree do Faiza and Minni meet with Shanti to hear stories, talk and get advice?
The Banyan tree