When Stars are Scattered FINAL test

What does “hooyo” mean in Somali?

• goat

• mother

• nothing

What goodbye present does Tall Salan give to Omar? Why?

• His phone number so he can call Tall Salan for help.

• A bottle of sand from Dadaab so Omar's blessings will be as countless as the grains.

In When the Stars are Scattered, why did Nimo and Maryam study so hard?

• To get good jobs after school

• To be selected for college scholarships in Canada

• To be selected for resettlement in America

• To get elected as community leaders in their camp

Answer explanation

pg. 84

Nimo and Omar dream about different future careers. Omar wants to be a social worker and Nimo wants to be a lawyer. The careers are different, but the two kids want to do these jobs for the same reason. What’s their reason?

• Both jobs help people know and use their rights.

• Both jobs help people find food.

• Both jobs can only be done in Canada.

Why is Omar disappointed when he learns Fatuma's good news is that their goat is pregnant?

• He wishes the news was that he was resettling.

• He doesn't want to take care of more goats.

• He's sad they will sell the baby goats for people to eat.

The word seizure has two meanings. In what way is it used in the following quote?

"The doctor's say Hassan is doing better now. He used to have a lot of seizures when he was younger. Those were really scary. But he hasn't had one in a while."

• to confiscate someone's property

• A sudden electrical storm in the brain that causes the body to shake or convulse.

A statement that seems to contradict itself but is, nevertheless true.

• Monologue
• Paradox
• Foil
• Dialogue

Where does the book’s title come from?

• It comes from Maryam's goodbye poem to Omar.

• Tall Salan wrote it on the bottle of sand in sharpie.

• It's the title of a book Fatuma's mother read to her when she was a child.

What are Khat leaves?

• tea leaves

• a stimulant drug like Marijuana

• what the boys sleep on

In When the Stars are Scattered, why does Maryam leave school?

• She is failing.

• She has to take care of her sick mother.

• She is getting married.

• She has to babysit her younger siblings.

Answer explanation

pg. 54