Who is Hafa? Where do they meet her and how? Why are they scared to talk to her?
What's different about Rashid Uncle? How does he communicate with the children?
"My mother was Muslim," I said. "The man who lives here is our uncle."
Amil stared at me.
"Oh," Hafa said, a little smile sneaking onto her face.
"Yes," Amil said. "That means we belong o nboth sides."
"You're lucky,' Hafa said.
"I guess so," Amil said. "It doesn't feel that way."
Why does Hafa say they're lucky? Why does Amil say it doesn't feel that way? What does it tell you about how Hafa views the world?
What does Rashid Uncle tell the children about their mother (and her feelings towards them)? How does that affect Nisha?
What did Hafa give Nisha? Why did Nisha think it was the best gift ever?
Why do they leave so suddenly? Why is it better that they did?
How do they travel now? Describe what is happening in the country.
There was an incident involving two boys and a mother and father. What happened? What does that tell you about what was happening?
She says she "kind of like[s] it." Why does she only "kind of" like it? What's different now? What does she mean they "started to live again?"
The book takes place over the course of 4 months - with the partitioning actually happening as of August 15 - one month after the book starts. Discuss how they lived before (beginning of book) during (over the course of the book) and after (end of the book).
Communal
Refugee
Pelt
Inexplicable
Recoil
Raspy
Unfathomable
Sludge
Contort
Yearn
Savor
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