Characters
The main character in the story
Who is Omar?
Where Omar and Hassan live at the beginning of the story
What is Dabaab, Kenya?
The country Omar and Hassan are originally from
What is Somalia?
Means "mama" in Somali
What is Hooyo?
The person Omar is looking for throughout the story
Who is Omar's mother?
Omar’s younger brother
Who is Hassan?
The present Tall Salan gives to Omar for his first day of school
What are a notebook and a pencil?
What is America?
UN stands for
What is the United Nations?
Maryam's daughter
Who is Nimo?
The character who encourages Omar to go to school
Who is Tall Salan?
The color Omar remembers about his home
What is Green?
Country Nimo's family was relocated
What is Canada?
Someone who translates spoken or written language
What is an interpreter?
One theme of When Stars Are Scattered
1. Resilience
2. Family
3. Education
Omar's nickname
What is Dantey?
How long it takes for Omar to get a second interview
What is 4 years?
The number of camps in Dabaab
What is three?
Chewing leaves
What is Khat?
The town where Omar was born
What is Mareerey?
UN Social Worker
Who is Susana Martinez?
The number of sons Fatuma had
What is 4?
The name of the specific camp Omar lives in
What is Ifo?
a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war
What is a refugee?
First question asked during UN interview
What is 'what is your name?'