Boy Overboard Ch 16-30

Ch 16: Who surrounds the tent at the end of the chapter?

• Manchester United in Jamal's daydream

• Uniformed police

• United Nations' workers

Ch 17: Why is dad paying the police?

• So they will not arrest him

• Because if he does not, they will return the family back to their village

• He had a soccer game bet with them that he lost

• He is paying them for safe passage to escape Afghanistan

Ch 18: Why is mum scared before they board their flight?

• They have never flown a plane before

• The police are breathing down their neck

• The United Nations tricked them into a fake flight to Australia

• She has not prayed to Allah for a safe journey

Ch 19: What does Jamal say to mum to reassure her that the flight is safe?

• Allah is with them

• The United Nations is flying the flight

• It is a Qantas flight. They are the safest airline in the world

• This is a passenger plane

Ch 20: Why does the boy from the camp take Jamal's ball?

• He does not like Jamal

• He thinks Jamal's ball is better than his

• He uses it as a bargaining tool to try and make Bibi his girlfriend

• He is a nuisance and likes to create trouble

Ch 21: Which of the following happens at the end of the chapter?

• Bibi is thrown overboard by a sailor

• Jamal is thrown overboard by a sailor

• The sailor leaves Mum and Dad behind

• The sailor, Jamal and the boy from the camp all play soccer

Ch 22: Which two major events below happens in the chapter?

• Bibi is saved by the sailor / Jamal is in trouble for not looking after Bibi

• The sailor is missing off the boat / It is Jamal's fault

• Jamal and Bibi are saved / Their parents are on a nearby boat leaving the dock

• The boy from camp saves Bibi and Jamal / They end up on the same boat

Ch 23: Jamal says: 'Several landmines go off inside me' because he and Bibi are not on the same boat as their parents. What does this phrase mean?

• It feels like he is going to explode with panic

• He is having a heart attack

• He is excited

Ch 24: What surprise lurks under the blanket and what two things happen to them?

• The boy from the camp. He has food and Jamal's soccer ball

• A girl styled in Western clothing. She almost caused a fire and is not given soup

• Mum is under the blanket. She fights with the sailors about Jamal and Bibi. She gets soup.

• Bibi. She is not wearing a burqa. She gets into trouble from the sailors.

Ch 25: What is the teenage girl's name and how did she come to be on the boat?

• Ayse - She is a stowaway

• Nur - She was forced onto the boat by the sailors

• Fatima - she ran away from her family

• Rashida - her parents gave her the only ticket they could afford