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The children were bonded in the story of Iqbal. What does that mean in terms of Iqbal?
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Auriemma Iqbal
Iqbal vocabulary and chapter questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a rupee? | The type of currency that is used in Pakistan. |
| The children were bonded in the story of Iqbal. What does that mean in terms of Iqbal? | The children were loaned out or "rented" to masters to work off debt. |
| What does incessently mean? | non-stop |
| The children worked until they were fatigued or | exhausted |
| The colors on the rug accentuated the rug. Accentuated would mean.. | stand out or pop out |
| Iqbal will have to face many tribualations before he triumphs. What does tribulation mean? | trials or failures |
| Hussian described the foreigners as illustrious, this would mean | they were fancy or wealthy |
| What are terms of endearments? | nice names or small gestures of affection |
| Arrogant is how the children describe Iqbal, what does arrogant mean? | thinking he is better than he is, or exagerating what he is |
| What is an apprentice? | Someone who watches a professional and learns their skill, usually without pay. |
| What country does the story of Iqbal take place in? | Pakistan |
| Who tells the story of Iqbal? | Fatima |
| What is the diet of the slave children? | chipolte bread, dal and vegetables |
| How are the numbskulls treated differently? | They are chained to their loom and made fun of by the other kids |
| What do the children do with their blisters that are made from the loom? | Pop them with a knife |
| How do Hussain and the children keep track of how much debt they have left? | marks on a slate that only Hussain can touch |
| How high can Fatima count? | almost to 10 |
| How much do the children make at the carpet mill a day? | 1 rupee |
| How do the children get a small glimpse of the outside world? | a little window in the bathroom |
| Why don't the children escape out the little window? | It is too high and they have nowhere to go. |
| HOw many breaks do the kids get a day. | one, one hour break. |
| How many years has Fatima been at Hussain Khan's? | 3 years |
| Who is Karim? | The seventeen yearold overseer |
| What story did Karim tell the other children about his time in the city? | That he was able to see a cinema |
| What did Karim brag to the children that he had been brave enough to do? | Sneak up to the Master's window and watch five minutes of a cricket game. |
| How many slave children are in the factory before Iqbal arrives? | 14 plus Karim |
| What does the master nickname Iqbal? | Mr. Know-it-all |
| Why was Iqbal chained up? | He had come from another master and was stubborn and smart |
| What is different about Iqbal compared to the other children? | He is not afraid and is willing to talk back. |
| How old is Salman? | 10 |
| What job did Salman have before the carpet mill? | Making bricks |
| Which child did not speak? | Maria |
| Where did Iqbal live with his family? | On a farm run by a different master. |
| Who was ill in Iqbal's family? | His older brother |
| Who got all of Iqbal's family's crops? | Iqbal's family's master |
| Which character was the first to go to the Tomb for two days? | Soloman |
| Why does Karim defend the Master? | He believes the master cares and provides for him and he has no where else to go. |
| Why doesn't Iqbal's dad take the money from a merchant at first? | He doesn't want to be more in debt |
| How much money was Iqbal sold for? | $26 |
| Why did Iqbal's family need $26? | His brother was ill and for food for the year. |
| How long was Iqbal supposed to work for? | Three months |
| How long had Iqbal been working for? | Three years |
| What was the last image of Iqbals house? | His dad whipping the water buffalo |
| What is the first secret Iqbal shares with Fatima? | That they will run away. |
| How is Karim kind to the children? | He put ointment on their hands at night |
| How old was Karim when he was bonded? | seven |
| How many other masters had Iqbal had before Hussain Khan? | three |
| What do the kids believe will happen to Iqbal once he makes the Blue Bukhara? | He will be free |
| What is the first thing Iqbal wants to do when he is freed? | Ride a bus around the city two times. |
| What does Fatima want to do wher she is freed? | See a movie |
| Who can't Fatima remember? | Her father |
| How is Iqbal able to remember his family so well? | He goes over his memories each night |
| What punishments did Hussain Khan instill on the children when Iqbal ran away for a second time? | He made the children work an extra hour, put bars on the window and took Karim's keys away so the children could not visit and help Iqbal |
| When Iqbal made it to the city who did he go to for help? | The Police |
| How did the police react when they brought Iqbal back to Hussain Khan? | They released Iqbal back to Hussain Khan for a payment |
| While Iqbal was with the police how did they treat him? | They let him sleep in a jail cell and gave him a bowl of rice and let him know that he could leave if he needed to. |
| Where did Iqbal go when the police broght him back? | To the Tomb for six days |
| What big mistake does Maria make that upsets Hussain Khan? | She sews a kite on the rug |
| What does Hussain Khan decide he needs to do with Maria and her Kite Rug? | Throw her in the Tomb |
| Why doesn't Maria go to the Tomb? | All the other children stick up for her and want to go to the Tomb with her. |
| When Iqbal ran away the second time, why didn't he go home? | Home would be the first place that Hussain Khan would look for Iqbal and Iqbal's father would have to give Iqbal back to Hussain Khan |
| What job does Iqbal get in the city? | Moving mutton hinds |
| What dream does Iqbal fulfill while he is by himself in the city? | He rides a bus |
| How did the citizens of Pakistan react to the speaker in the white shirt? | They told him to be quiet and threw fruit at him. |
| What does Iqbal bring back with him from the city to the children? | A flyer |
| What is wrong with the flyer? | None of the children can read |
| Which child fesses up and admits that they can read? | Maria |
| What do the children use as a chalboard while they learn how to read? | Dirt floors and a stick |
| What profession was Maria's father? | A teacher |
| Which two boys get in a fight at Hussain Khan's house? | Mohammed and Soloman |
| Why were the boys really fighting | to let Iqbal escape |
| When Iqbal escaped for good, who did he bring back to Hussain Khan's carpet mill? | Eshan Khan |
| What is the name of the organization that Eshan Khan leads? | The Bonded Labor Liberation Front of Pakistan |
| What happens to Hussain Khan in the end? | He is arressted for enslaving children |
| When Hussain Khan goes to jail the children are freed, why don't the children leave the carpet mill? | They don't know where they are, they don't know where their familes are, they don't have anywhere to go. |
| Since the children did not have anywhere to go right away, where did Eshan Khan take the children? | To the Bonded Labor Liberation Front Headquarters |
| When the children show up to headquarters, what do they look like? | They are encrusted in dirt, they have lice, there are sores and cuts on their arms and legs and they are so skinny you can see their ribs |
| When Fatima woke up on her first day of freedom, what was her first thought? | I got to get to work |
| What gift does Iqbal give to Maria and Fatima in the park? | A kite |
| What is Maria's fear about her father? | He is dead and she has nowhere to go. |
| What are the four areas that bond children? | Carpet mills, brick kilns, farms and mines |
| What does Iqbal want to do when he grows up? | Be a lawyer |
| Who is "They"? | The money lenders |
| What does Iqbal do for the Liberation Front? | Sneak into factories where children are kept and take pictures of the children that are bonded. |
| What dream does Fatima live? | She sees a movie and cries through the entire thing |
| In what ways do "they" send messages to the Liberation Front? | Gunshots and bombs |
| What scares Iqbal at the brick kiln? | The mushi shoots at him |
| What do brickworkers have to pay for while they are enslaved? | Coal, their hut and food |
| What happens to the debt of brickworker when he passes away? | He goes to his children |
| What shoe company gives a "Youth in Action" award to a child that is trying to change the world? | Reebok |
| What is Iqbal going to do in Switzerland and Boston? | Give a speech about his story. |
| What did Fatima compare Iqbal's plane to? | A kite |
| What term means someone who learns a skill from a professional? | apprentice |
| What term means to keep going even though it is extremely difficult? | perserverance |
| Delude | to lie to your mind |
| This disease is usually a bacterial infection that will cause mucas and diahrea. | dysentery |
| A strong taste or order | pungent |
| Sheep hinds | mutton |
| This tower makes a call to prayer 5 times a day. | Muezzin |
| To look at someone mean or evil. | menacingly |
| nervous and excited | anxious |
| old and in disrepair | decrepit |
| to take advantage of someone for your own benefit | dxploit |
| similar to a judge | magistrate |
| clandestine | done in secracy |
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