Chapt1
Omar and Hassan were looking for this person at the beginning of the book
What is their mother?
The person Omar and Hassan meet in the beginning of the chapter
Who is Salan?
What does Fatuma give to Omar because he decides to got to school?
Why does Fatuma go early to the center
To gossip with her friends
Nimo said this animal could have done better than Amina on their final scores
What is a goat
The location of Omar and Hassan refugee camp
What is Kenya
What Omar plans on being after the conflict is over
What is a farmer
What was Hassan's reaction to Omar going to school
He did not like it or he cried
What foods are given at the center
maize (corn), salt, and cooking oil
How much did Jeri's dad pay to get his case on the top of the UN list
100 shillings
Where Omar takes Hassan while all the other kids go to school
What is the building pit
The object Saslan uses to prove his analogy of Omar being selected to go to America/going back home to be a farmer
What is sand?
What shocked Omar about the way subjects were taught in the camp?
The teachers teach in English
Who did Omar think he saw at the distribution center
What is their mother
What did Omar get to do more often when the semester was over
Play with friends
Omar does this when Tall Ali goes "boo-hoo"
What is cry
What is:
"Lovely weather today"
"Excuse me, do you have the time?"
"Would you like a cup of tea?"
What shocking news did Omar learn about Maryam in the beginning of Chapt 4?
She is getting married
Why does Omar give his food rations to Fatuma?
She cooks their food and she can keep it safe from thieves.
What makes this semester different from the last one
They now have the end-of-year exams
The special treat Fatuma had for Omar, Jeri, and Hassan to go with their tea
What is sugar
What Salan gave to Omar before he went to school
What is a notebook and pencil/writing instrument
What is one difference Omar notes about how girls and boys are different in refugee camp
Boys can play around/go to school while girls have to focus on the domestic work
Describe "empty days"
Refugees receive food rations every 15 days however it is never enough. Therefore there are days when people have nothing ergo, empty days.
What event makes Omar regret going to school
Hassan has a seizure