Part 1 Plot Points
How does Nana die?
She hangs herself after Mariam leaves for the day to visit Jalil
Throughout her childhood, the person that Laila relies on most is...
Tariq
When characterizing, what acronym can we use to help us analyze a character?
STEAL
What is imagery?
When an author uses five senses to help create a picture
Where does Jalil live at the beginning of the story?
How does Jalil betray Mariam?
He doesn't let her in his house, even though he's home.
What happens to Laila's brothers? Who does this impact most?
They are killed in war.
This sends her mother, Mammy, into a deep depression.
What are the three layers of identity?
1- How others see you
2 - You inner feelings and conflicts
3 - Your deepest desires, beliefs and fears
Where does Laila live with her family?
Kabul, Afghanistan
What is the literary device called where an author exaggerates something?
Hyperbole
What happens to Mariam's pregnancies?
She has several miscarriages
How do the neighborhood boys bully Laila?
Who defends her? How?
They spray her with water guns filled with pee.
Tariq defends her by fighting them
What does Babi value? What does he think is the most important thing to give Laila?
An education
What literary element is this an example of?
The greedy ocean licked its lips.
Personification
Can't be educated / Can't travel outdoors without a man / Can't have a job
How does Rasheed punish Martiam when he doesn't like her rice?
He makes her chew on rocks
Who is Laila's neighbor?
Who does she see outside of their house one day?
Rasheed and Mariam.
She sees Jalil
What plant to Nana compare herself to?
As as "pokeroot" or a "mugwort", a weed
What literary element is this an example of?
There were explosives hidden inside the brightly colored toys.
Imagery/Juxtaposition
This year, the United States turns...
250 years old
When Mariam is a little kid, she plays with pebbles. She pretends that these rocks are...
Her siblings that she has never met
At the end of chapter 23, what starts to rain down on Kabul?
Rockets
What is Rasheed's past? How has that influenced what he wants?
He lost his son in a drowning incident, so now he wants children
What literary element is this?
"People like us, we play with a heavy balloon"
Metaphor, Juxtaposition
Ms. Heleba was born in...
Maryland!