Part 1, Introduction-Chapter 3

Reading Check

1. Their mother (Part 1, Introduction)

2. Fatuma (Part 1, Introduction)

3. Ifo (Part 1, Chapter 1)

4. 7 years (Part 1, Chapter 1)

5. Soccer (Part 1, Chapter 3)

Short Answer

1. Omar feels the need to protect Hassan because he had seizures when he was younger. When Omar can attend school, he worries about being in a class where students are much younger than he is. He also worries that he and Hassan will be separated somehow while he is away. (Various chapters)

2. English is not Omar’s first language. He is already behind the other students and must scramble to catch up while interpreting a new language. (Part 1, Chapter 3)

Part 1, Chapters 4-7

Reading Check

1. Because of “empty days” (Part 1, Chapter 5)

2. Every 15 days (Part 1, Chapter 5)

3. Nimo’s (Part 1, Chapter 6)

4. Canada (Part 1, Chapter 6)

5. She is to marry. (Part 1 Chapter 7)

Short Answer

1. The girls in Omar’s school are expected to work while the boys play.