The Bone Sparrow - chapter 14

Why does Subhi wait in the blind spot corner?

• He assumes that if Jimmie returns, she will return to the same place they last were.

• Jimmie said she would meet him there.

• It is out of sight.

• He will have a good view of Jimmie if she arrives.

What type of stones will win in a game of Towers of Rah?

• Long and flat stones

• Short and flat stones

• A mixture of heavy and light stones

• A mixture of little and big stones

‘They don’t laugh with their eyes though.’  

What does this tell us about the Jackets?

• They are not laughing joyfully

• They are not smiling while they laugh

• They don’t laugh for long

• They are making fun of Queenie

The phrase: ‘the steam whispers away into the night’ uses:

• metaphor to compare the steam to the shape of a cloud

• simile to compare the noises around them with the quiet meeting of Jimmie and Subhi

• onomatopoeia to portray a sound

• personification to portray the quiet disappearance of the steam

‘My hand reaches out and takes the torch even though I don’t think I really want it. But I guess I didn’t want that tattoo either.’   

What does this tell us about Subhi?

• He can’t stand up for himself.

• He is quiet around Jimmie

• He doesn’t want to say, ‘No’ to JimmIe

• He doesn’t like tattoos