Razia's Ray of Hope

What did Razia and her sister collect from the empty lot?

• Shards of clay tiles

• Chocolates wrapped in shiny papers

• Rocks for their collection

• Books and pencils

What did Babaji point to when Razia asked about the new school?

• The large Cornerstone

• The stone wall being built

• The red door of the school

• The orchids in the village

Why did Razia want to go to school?

• To play with her friends

• To learn to read and write

• To help her brothers with their homework

• To eat the chocolates from the school

Who did Razia ask for help in convincing her family to let her go to school?

• Her brothers

• Her mother

• Her cousins

• Her grandfather

What did Razia do to practice reading?

• Listened to her brothers study

• Attended the boys' school

• Read the newspaper scraps

• Wrote letters to her friends

Who finally agreed to let Razia go to school?

• Uncle Iqbal

• Baba

• Aziz

• Ahmed

What did Razia promise to do if she couldn't go to school?

• Help her brothers with their chores

• Share what her friends learned

• Work in the orchids

• Teach her sister to read

What did Aziz learn that made him change his mind about Razia going to school?

• The school would provide free textbooks

• The school would have a red door

• The school would teach math and science

• The school would be safe with a stone wall

What did Razia want to be when she grew up?

• An engineer

• A doctor

• A teacher

• A journalist

What did Sarah want to be when she grew up?

• An engineer

• A doctor

• A teacher

• A journalist