A Little Piece of Ground Chapters 1-12

Chapter 1

Why does Karim feel “a miserable sense of imprisonment?”

• Karim is not able to be outdoors playing basketball.

• The Israelis had set up another curfew which meant that the whole city had been on lockdown.

• The Palestinian government required everyone to stay indoors.

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Chapter 2

How does the curfew affect the daily life of Karim and his family?

• Karim and his family are happy they get to stay indoors and spend time together.

• The parents are not able to go to work and the children are not able to go to school.

• The military occupation has a positive effect on the family.

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Chapter 3

Who does Karim meet when he is playing ball in the street?

• Abu Feisal, his uncle

• Hassan Aboudi, his Dad

• Hopper, a boy from the refugee camp

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Chapter 4

What have the people in the refugee camps “been through”?

• They were driven out of their homes when the state of Israel had first been created.

• Other Palestinians think highly of them because of where they live.

• They have land and many opportunities to live well.

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Chapter 5

Why is Karim’s father Hassan angry?

• He sells new and used cars, but no one is buying them.

• He feels like the Palestinians should be fighting back.

• He has a shop which sells electrical goods, but no one is buying items such as new TV’s and irons because they don’t have extra money.

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Chapter 6

What is the impact on Karim of his father’s humiliation?

• He felt anger and hatred toward the soldiers.

• He did not feel anything and just thought about playing soccer.

• He did not care about what was happening to his father because he did not respect him.

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Chapter 7

The settlements are undermining the way of life by taking land that families have owned and lived on for generations. How has the settlement changed the lives of the Palestinians who live in the village?

• The Palestinians are happy that the Israelis are now taking care of their land.

• The owners of the land are pleased when viewing the high walls, fences of barbed wire, and houses built in regimented lines.

• The people who live in the villages have tried everything, but their animals can not graze, their crops can not grow, and their land continues to be taken away.

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Chapter 8

Karim is embarrassed that he ran away when the settlers started shooting. Why is he embarrassed by this?

• Karim has listed Liberator of Palestine as one of his goals, so he is ashamed of himself that he didn’t stand up to the settlers who were shooting at him and his family.

• Karim was disappointed because he did not harvest any olives to bring back to his family.

• Karim felt as if his family members would think he was weak for not fighting back.

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Chapter 9

What secret is Karim keeping from Joni?

• Karim doesn’t like soccer, but doesn’t want to disappoint Joni.

• Karim has a friend who lives in the refugee camp.

• Karim doesn’t want Joni to know that he has a girlfriend.

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Chapter 10

Why does the video game Lineman mean so much to Karim?

• It had been a refuge for him when the curfew occurred and a release when things got bad.

• It was a gift from a friend.

• His parents were pleased when he played Lineman.

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