When Stars Are Scattered Ch 13-14

What happens with Hassan’s health in Chapter 13?

• He develops a fingernail fungus.

• He gets COVID.

• He starts to have seizures again.

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What news does Fatuma give to Omar in Chapter 14?

• Omar & Hassan are going to Canada.

• Omar & Hassan are going to America.

• Their goat is pregnant.

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Why is Omar is disappointed when he learns Fatuma's good news is that their goat is pregnant?

• He wishes the news was that he was resettling.

• He doesn't want to take care of more goats.

• He's sad they will sell the baby goats for people to eat.

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When it becomes clear to Omar that he is not going to resettle, how do his feelings about it affect the people he cares about?

• He acts angry and bitter to them.

• He realizes how much he loves them

• He ignores them because he is focused on resettling.

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What finally makes Omar snap out of his anger?

• The goat has her babies.

• He learns that Maryam is pregnant.

• He finds out he is resettling in France.

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Why does learning about Maryam's pregnancy make Omar snap out of his anger?

• He gets excited about the new baby.

• He realizes she has it way worse than he does: she's married to a strange old man and now cannot continue her education because she will have a child to take care of.

• He knows the pregnancy means Maryam will get extra snacks to share with her friends.

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Choose one question below:

1. Have you or a family member ever had to wait as long as Omar does for something as important?

2. In Chapter 13, Omar says, “Why should I worry about school when I’d be in America by the end of the year?” If he said this to you, how would you respond?

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