Chapter 14: France

Do you think that Shauzia and Parvana will make it to France someday? What do you think they will be doing in twenty years’ time? What kind of women do you think they will be?

Chapter 14: Shauzia’s Dream

Why do you think Shauzia gives up her plan to go to France and follows Mrs. Weera instead? Were you surprised by her decision? What clues were there early in the chapter that this might happen? What would you do in her place?

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)?