Literary Info
The setting of the story (time period and country).
What is Kenya, 90s.
Omar's best friend. His name means that he limps.
Who is Jeri?
Silly Susie sings songs while she strolls to the store.
What is Alliteration?
Hassan can only say this one word.
What is Hooyo?
The smartest girl in Omar's first class.
Who is Maryam?
The story has this POV.
What is 1st Person Point of View?
Omar and Hassan's Foster mother.
Who is Fatuma?
I am as brave as a knight.
Simile
The name of the refugee camp where Omar and Hassan live.
What is Dadaab?
The name of Fatuma's goat.
What is Brownie?
The type of book this is.
What is a graphic novel?
The "bully" in the story.
Who is Tall Ali?
The thunder clapped angrily.
What is Personification?
What is a social worker?
The name of Maryam's child.
What is Nimo?
The genre of the book.
What is a memoir?
The name of the community leader that helps Omar start school.
Who is Salan, or Tall Salan?
Onomatopoeia
At the beginning of the book, we find out that Omar and Hassan have lived at Dadaab this long.
What is 7 years?
Omar describes something called the "empty days." What does this mean?
The days the refugees have run out of food.
The authors of our story.
What is Omar Mohamed and Victoria Jamieson?
Omar's nickname, which means quiet and keeps to himself.
What is Dantey?
I'm so hungry I can eat a horse.
What is a Hyperbole?
Dadaab is so large, there are three separate camps. What is the name of the one where Omar and Hassan live.
What is Ifo, meaning "City of Light"?
The kids play soccer with this "ball"?
What is a plastic bag?