Boy Overboard

What was happening in the stadium?

• Soccer Game

• Women were being punished for breaking the law

• Jamal was playing his first big game

• A Concert

what country is the book set in at the start of the book?

• Paris

• Australia

• Afghanistan

• Iran

What is Jamal's prize possession?

• Tennis Ball

• Shoes

• Boots

• Soccer ball

Which character has only one leg?

• Bibi

• Yusuf

• Aziz

• Omar

What country are they traveling to?

• Australia

• Paris

• Iran

• America

Why are the boys so afraid that Bibi is outside?

• She might beat them at soccer

• There are landmines

• It is illegal for girls to be outside without an adult male

• She has pink hair

what is Jamal's solution to most problems in the book?

• Mum and Dad

• Running away

• Money

• Soccer skills/tricks

What does oppressed mean?

• having too many things

• harsh treatment often by those in authority

• being kept down

• not having enough food

What kind of country is Afghanistan?

• super

• temporary

• kind

• Oppressive