Tasting the Sky Chapters 6-7 (Lentils & Pastries)

What does Ibtisam’s mother draw on the board for Ibtisam ?

• school

• flower

• cave

• "a" in arabic

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CCSS.RL.7.1

What does Hamameh's name mean in arabic ?

• dove

• lion

• strong

• eagle

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CCSS.L.7.4D

Which figurative language is used in this sentence?

“They tasted like medicine” (Barakat 59)

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Why do the kids stay away from the water?

• Because it’s deep.

• Because it's dangerous.

• Because someone drowned.

• Because an old man said so.

How did the women give the money to the pastry man?

• She used her magical powers to give him the money

• She walked towards him and handed him the money

• She spilt it on the floor and he stole more than he needed

• She threw the money in a piece of cloth

What do you think the pastry man is feeling in this description “Once he realized we had eaten every, single piece, he stomped his feet like a beast”? (Barakat 64).

• delighted

• perplexed

• enraged

• eager

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Who is “Alef” and how is he different from Souma?

• It’s a boy who played with Ibtisam when they were living in the school and he’s different because he’s a human

• Alef was a bird who sang to Ibtisam and she became his friend and he’s different because he’s a bird

• Alef is a straw from the garbage that Ibtisam made a friend of and he’s different because he’s a straw

• Alef is an Arabic Letter that Ibtisam became friends with and he is different because she can carry him around anywhere as he comes from a piece of chalk

At the beginning of page 59 why did Ibtisam and her siblings eat the unappealing lentils?

• The lentils were healthy and they needed them because the time they were in

• The lentils helped with their sickness

• Their mother did not want to waste their only food source

• Ibtisam and her family ate lentils because it’s a family tradition

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CCSS.W.7.9A

Why did Ibtisam’s brothers steal the sweets in "Pastries"?

• They are criminals

• They didn't steal sweets, they stole cars

• They were hungry and hadn’t eaten sweets in a long time

• They were trying to get sweets for their sick sister

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CCSS.RL.7.1

At the beginning of "Lentils" Ibtisam and her family moved into a school, because

• There was no more space for them at Hamameh's home

• Her mother wanted her children to have more space to safely play

• Their home was invaded and they needed to leave

• Her mother was sick of living with Hamameh and wanted their own space

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