Why was Mona's father kept blowing his nose while bidding farewell to his mother?
He was upset because he was going far away from his mother and didn't know when will he meet her next.
Who is the author of this story?
Naomi Shahab Nye
What game did Mona play with her cousins? What did it tell Mona?
She played the game of marbles with them which reminded her that she doesn't need language to play this game.
What gifts did Mona receive when she was leaving for America?
a sack of almonds and a bag stitched by her Sitti which had a picture of lemon on it
Sitti used to call Mona as....
Habibi
What do you think poet meant by writing this phrase mean, " People are far apart but still connected!"
People are not only connected through technology but also through their invisible bond of family
What similes are used to describe Sitti's voice in this story?
Whooshed like wind and as high as the whistles of birds
What problem did Mona face when she visited Sitti for the first time?
she couldn't speak Arabic
What does the word, "Sitti" mean?
grandmother
What did the village women loved doing every evening?
Go to the spring to fill up water in the jugs
What time of the day is it for Sitti when Mona wakes up?
it is night time time at her part of the world
Where did Sitti live?
In a small village in the Middle East.
Sitti and Mona soon found a way to communicate each other, what did they do?
They invented their own language
Sitti loved doing this activity in the evening....
unpin the laundry
What is the meaning of apartheid?
it was a rule that kept the people of different races separate