Chapter 13: New York City

What is the reference to “what happened in New York City”(page 129)? What point does the author make with the sentence “The people they drove past did not look strong enough to blow up anything” (page 129)?

Chapter 13: Shauzia Lost

Shauzia gets lost and comes across the area for new arrivals at the camp. How do the conditions there compare with those in the Widows’ Compound?

Chapter 12: Hospitals

Think of a clinic or hospital you have been in. How does the camp clinic compare? Why aren’t Shauzia’s injuries considered to be very serious?