The Whispering Cloth

Where does Mai's family come from?

• America

• China

• Japan

• Russia

What do the women do to pass the time at the camp?

• Write stories of their childhood

• Paint

• Stitch and talk about their lives

• Draw colorful pictures that describe their lives

What is a refugee?

• A person who comes from another country

• A person who flees from a foreign country for safety

• A person who travels the world

• A person who loves their homeland

What were most of the designs that Mai embroidered on the pa'ndau?

• Flowers, herbs, and animals

• People

• The ocean

• The sunrise and sunset

What was the purpose in the women and Mai making the pa'ndaus?

• To hang them up around the camp

• To share their stories with others

• To pass the time

• To sell for money

What did grandma say you had to have in order to be able to create your own pa'ndau?

• Your own cloth

• Your own lesson

• Your own story

• Your own animals

How did Maid and her grandmother get to the camp?

• They flew on an airplane

• They walked/floated through a river

• They ran

• They went in a car

Why did grandma say that the traders would offer Mai nothing for her Pa'ndau?

• The story was not finished on the Pa'ndau

• It didn't look like a good Pa'ndau

• Grandma wanted to keep it herself

• Grandma wanted Mai to keep it herself

Who did grandma say that Mai sewed better than?

• Grandma

• Her bestfriend

• Her mom

• Her dad

How much was Mai's Pa'ndau worth in the end?

• 500 thai baht

• 1,000 thai baht

• Enough to get her and grandma out of the camp

• Nothing - not for sale