Iqbal Comprehension

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Hussain Khan

• Iqbal

• Fatima

• Maria

Where does the story take place?

• Afghanistan

• Egypt

• India

• Pakistan

How does Hussain Khan keep track of how much debt is owed to him by the children's families?

• Using stones in a pile

• With money

• By drawing and erasing lines on a slate

• On a piece of paper

What do the children in Hussain Khan's factory make?

• paper

• stones

• carpet

• bricks

Why did Iqbal "volunteer" to work for Hussain Khan?

• His father needed money to buy medicine for Iqbal's brother

• His family didn't like him

• His family farm needed money to buy cows

• His father didn't like him

Who does Hussain threaten to send to the tomb that causes a riot?

• Iqbal

• Fatima

• Maria

• Karim

Why did most children end up at the carpet factory?

• to be entertained

• to become responsible

• to pay off a family debt

• to learn a trade

9. What machine do the children use to make the carpets?

• cisterns

• sewing machines

• crochet needles

• looms

What are the children called who aren’t very bright and don’t learn from their mistakes?

• outcasts

• duds

• numskulls

• nitwits

the novel, Iqbal, is _____.

• memoir

• biography

• nonfiction

• historical fiction