When Stars Are Scattered Ch 2

Who does Omar practice speaking English with?

• Short Ali

• Tall Salan

• Fatuma

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What do we learn about Omar’s dad in this chapter?

• he's in America

• he's in Somalia

• he died

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When Tall Salan tells Fatuma he thinks Omar should go to school, she says, “Why bother with school when we barely have enough to eat?” How does Tall Salan respond? What does he tell her about education?

• He says she's right. Omar won't need to be able to read if he becomes a farmer like his dad.

• He says an education will prepare Omar for whatever the future brings and make it easier for him to support his family

• He says she's wrong. There is plenty of food in the camp.

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What does Omar do when he’s too worried to sleep?

• He gets in bed with Fatuma.

• He goes to the mud pit to make bricks.

• He looks at a star because it makes him feel like his parents are close.

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Omar has a hard time deciding whether or not he should go to school because he’s worried that his parents would be unhappy about him going. Why does he think they might be unhappy?

• because farmers don't need an education.

• because something might happen to Hassan.

• because if Omar goes it school it means girls can't go.

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Why does Omar think his parents might be happy about him going to school?

• because it's what Fatuma wants and she has been very good to his family.

• because it would mean that Hassan could learn to talk.

• because having an education will give him more opportunities and make it easier for him to provide for Hassan.

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Respond to either #1, 2 or 3 below:

ONE: Explain Tall Salan’s grain of sand metaphor.

TWO: Fatuma tells Omar that if something is “God's will, God will make everything ok.” Omar isn’t so sure. What do you think Fatuma would say about “God’s will” when it comes to the war in Somalia? If you asked Fatuma why God is “willing” people to have a war, what would she say? Do you agree with what you think she’d say? Why or why not?

THREE: Fatuma tells Tall Salam, “Why bother with school when we barely have enough to eat?” If she said this to you, how would you respond? Should you still go to school even when times are tough? Why or why not?

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