When Stars Are Scattered Ch 4

Why do kids and teachers sometimes faint at Omar’s school?

• They have diseases.

• They're very hungry.

• From extreme fear of bugs.

What does Fatuma tell Omar about her childhood?

• It was a time of big changes: for the first time, boys were allowed to go to school

• She didn't go to school because she had so many chores to do.

• Her parents were mean.

Omar notices there are a lot more boys in school than girls. Why?

• Girls just aren't as smart as boys.

• They prefer to stay home and cook.

• They have way more chores than boys.

Why does Omar get so upset when Hassan has an accident and pees in his pants?

• He knows Hassan does it on purpose.

• Because he only has one pair of pants and now Omar must collect water and wash them.

• He knows it will offend Maryam.

What’s the arrangement Omar makes with Tall Salan?

• Omar will collect water for Salan's private school once a week in exchange for English lessons.

• Omar will convince Fatuma to cook lunch for Salan's private school once a week in exchange for English lessons.

• Omar will repair broken soccer balls in exchange for an extra ration card.

What's good & bad about this arrangement?

• Good: Omar gets to use the soccer ball. Bad: Omar has to do more work.

• Good: Omar gets more food. Bad: Omar has to do more work.

• Good: Omar gets to English lessons. Bad: Omar has to do more work.

Choose one question to answer:

1. When Omar finds out his classmate Maryam is getting married, he doesn’t know what to say about that. What would you say if you learned someone in your class was getting married? What would you wonder?

2. If you were Omar, would you agree to Tall Salan’s offer? Why or why not?