Amal Unbound 6-15

What piece of text from "Amal Unbound" ch. 6 BEST supports that Amma is not her typical self?

• "Seema and I watched over our new sister in the living room while the morning sun filtered through the windows." (pg. 22)

• "Fozia stepped into the house before pulling off her canary-colored chador and settling it around her shoulders" (pg 23).

• "I hadn't understood how much my mother did to keep the house running until Seema and I tried to fill her shoes." (pg 26).

• "A glass poerced on its edge trembled before crashing onto the floor." (pg 25).

In chapter 7, we find out that Shaukat has fixed his roof by borrowing money from what person?

• Amal's dad

• the Kahn/Sahib family

• Fozia

• Parvin

At the end of chapter 7, Amal is told by her dad that...

• She will need to stay home to take care of her mom.

• She can finally go back to school.

• She can attend school for half of the day.

• She will need to go to the market and get a pomegranate.

Chapter 8: Who becomes Amal's teacher while she is away from school?

• Safa

• Rabia

• Hafsa

• Seema

Mariam and Foozia speak about Jawad Sahib and the punishment he had for Hazarabad on page 42 (chapter 9). What was the consequence of Hazarabad standing up to Jawad Sahib?

• He told them they would have to pay double their debts.

• He destroyed the entire city.

• He split up the families.

• He put people in jail.

What "normal" thing does Amma do in chapter 9 that leads Amal to believe she can go back to school?

• She makes food for Amal and her siblings.

• She does all of the laundry.

• She showers and brushes her teeth.

• She drinks tea with her friends and smiles.

In Chapter 10, who hits Amal with his car?

• Shakut

• Abu

• Jawad Sahib

• Omar

What is the fruit that Amal refuses to give to Jawad Sahib?

• Orange

• Apple

• Strawberry

• Pomegranate

Why did the crowd choose not to help Amal when she was hit by the car?

• They didn't want to get hit by a car too.

• They are scared of Jawad Sahib.

• They knew Amal was fine.

• They wanted Amal to face her own consequences.

In chapter 11, Amal is talking to her dad and says, "He wouldn't do anything serious over something so small, would he?" I asked.

"Hes done far more for far less" [Abu said]. (p56).

This tells us that her punishment is most likely going to be:

• Harsh

• Not too bad

• quick and painless

• easy