WSS Chapters 15-17/Afterword

What was the effect of Omar learning he had a second interview?

• The effect of learning he had a second interview after all this time was he was angry and refused to go.
• The effect of learning about the interview was he was so excited he stopped doing any of his chores in anticipation of time to leave.
• The effect of learning about the interview was that he decided to keep living his daily life the same way he always had.
• The effect of learning about the interview was that he worked as hard as he could to get the interview to go his way.

What was the cause of Omar crying "like the little boy (he) used to be?" (page 243)

• He learned that he was not going to go to America.
• He was overwhelmed with anxiety about his second interview.
• He was upset about the goat's death.
• He learned Fatuma could not go with them if they went to America.

Which statement would be the best choice for a theme of chapter 15?

• Sometimes we can't control things in our lives, but we can control how we react and the decisions we make.
• Children should always listen to adults.
• You can achieve anything you want, regardless of how hard you try.
• Sometimes you have to wait a really long time to get what you want, but it always happens.

How does chapter 16 fit into the overall story?

• It provides background information in the exposition about going to America.
• It builds suspense to the climax of the story when they learn they are going to America.
• It shows what happens as a result of them finding out they are going to America in the falling action.
• It brings the novel to a close in the final resolution by showing what happens in America.

What two gifts does Omar receive that are symbolic of their time as refugees?

• A necklace with a star
• A jar of sand from the camp
• A poem Maryam wrote
• A new schoolbook for America
• A picture of the camp

Which quotation best illustrates that Omar is learning to be at peace with his mother being missing?

• "Hooyo." I think about that word. The only word Hassan has ever said. I can't remember the last time I said it. Hooyo. Mama.
• In a refugee camp, you are always reminded of the things you have lost. It is a valiant and agonizing struggle to focus not on what you have lost, but on what you have been given.
• Many years ago, we lost our mother.
• She is in the love that surrounds us and the people who care for us. Maybe she is in the very sand beneath our feet. So perhaps we're not leaving our mother behind. Maybe she'll always be with us. Even in America.

What is the purpose of Mary's use of figurative language shown in this frame?

• She was trying to persuade Omar and Hassan to let their story be known to people who don't know the way a star shines in the dark.
• She was trying to emphasize that there was no electricity in the camp.
• She was illustrating the importance of stars to the galaxy and how important Omar was when he was a refugee.
• To compare and contrast the light of a star to the stories they could tell.

What was the purpose of including the "Afterword?"

• To give the reader insight about what happened before the story began.
• To persuade readers to help refugees the way Omar has.
• To compare and contrast living conditions in the refugee camp with the living conditions in America.
• To inform the reader what happened to Omar and Hassan after they left the refugee camp.