Questions (p 28-50)
1. "If I die, let me die among those I love”. Who said this what is the context? Abu al-Banat , the father of seven daughters
2. “You have a most educated eye my daughter? (P.35) What of Burhan is revealed here?That Burhan is shopping and the stall keeper say she had an educated eye meaning selecting clothes for herslef which she tells the keeper its for her brother , it reavles that she has good intentions for things just as trading gender.
3. Who is Gindar? Gindar is the cheif basically the taxi driver for Buran long journey.
4. “ A man on my caravan will tell you as much about himself as he wants you to know.” Pg.45 What does this foreshadow? You are here for a reason not to be heart felted , just business and dont share any information you wouldnt want out in the open.
5. Coming of Age: Read the first full paragraph on p. 40 ( A bend in the suq…..) and explain how this paragraphs shows coming of age? This is comming of age because Buran is walking by the Nizamiyya college and rembering the golden age and what her city and life really meant to her and her experience.
A coming-of-age story or novel is memorable because the character undergoes adventures and/or inner turmoil in his/her growth and development as a human being. Some characters come to grips with the reality of cruelty in the world--with war, violence, death, racism, and hatred--while others deal with family, friends, or community issues. ( from: http://classiclit.about.com/)
6. “It would be better to attempt to cross the desert by myself and die on the journey, my bones picked clean by vultures and left to bleach in the sun then go back home.” Why is Nasir saying this pg.48? Nasir is saying that anything would be better than to bring back my cowadice back to my father's house and had already failed, he would once more talk to the Gindarbefore he under goes this long journey alone.