When Stars Are Scattered Ch 1, p. 12-25

What’s the worst thing about living in a refugee camp for Omar?

• waiting in line

• having no electricity

• it's boring

What task does Omar spend hours a day doing? Why?

• going to school because all kids do

• waiting for water because there's only one spigot

• playing soccer because he needs to practice

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Who’s Jeri? Where did he get his name?

• Omar's best friend. Jeri means "limp"

• Omar's best friend. Jeri means "heart"

• Fatuma's son. Jeri means "quiet"

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What is “Hooyo”?

• A kind of bird that lives in the camp.

• The only word Hassan says.

• One of the three words Hassan says.

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What kind of health and learning challenges does Hassan have?

• He limps and has breathing problems.

• He has seizures and he only says one word.

• He has trouble with his math homework

Where do you think Omar and Hassan imagine they are when they play “house”?

• in a cartoon they used to watch in Somalia

• nowhere real, it's just pretend

• their home in Somalia

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The name of Omar’s camp is Ifo, which means “City of Light” in Somali. Explain how this is an example of irony.

• it's a metaphor for Hassan's love of bricks

• light bulbs are symbols for ideas

• It's the opposite of what you expect because there's no electricity

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Other kids call Omar “Dantey,” which is kind of a way of picking on him. How is the name a put-down? Why is Omar ok with it though?

• Dantey means "silly" and it's a name his mom used to call him

• Dantey also means "soccer star" in a different language kids at the camp speak

• Dantey means "quiet" and his dad used to have that nickname because he was quiet too

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Jeri tells Omar, “everyone in America is rich.” If he said this to you, how would you respond?

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