Thirst (Chapter 12-17)

What does Minni help Ma with in the morning instead of going to school?

• Feeding the chickens
• Sweeping the yard
• Getting water and boiling it

• Helping with cooking breakfast

What does Ma each Minni to make?

• tea
• sandwich
• rotis

• cake

Where is Ma going?

• To rest at her mother and younger sister's house

• To the park and relax on the bench

• To the movies to see a good movie

• To the store to buy more tea

Where will Minni go after school?

• to Ma's cleaning job at Aunty Ma'am's

• to her computer class

• home
• to see her Ma's doctor

Why does Minni have to take the job while Ma is gone?

• No one else is available, but Ma

• Minni wants to take over Ma's job

• So Ma could have her job when she came back

• To learn new skills

What does Ma tell Minni she is at her new job?

• a nanny

• a gardener

• a chef

• a servant

Where do they take ma so she can travel to her mother's house?

• airport
• harbor
• bus stop
• train station

What does Ma tell Minni to do before she leaves?

• Water the plants
• Do the laundry
• to grow up

• Clean her room

What fear does Minni conquer?

• climbing the ladder to the roof of their house

• fear of spiders
• fear of burning down the house

• fear of failure

What tragedy did Shanti suffer?

• losing her pet goldfish in a pond accident
• her husband and daughter went missing

• getting a bad grade on a test
• losing her husband and daughter in a car accident