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How do you think Laila feels without having tariq?
Is Laila safe without tariq?

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why did mammy warn/worry about tariq?

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1. Why does Mammy change her mind about leaving Kubal?
2. How did Mariam survive the crash? Who came into the house?
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1. Where will Laila go now that her family died in the blast?
2. How is Laila and Babi's lives changed after the death of her brothers?
pg 144 " Mammy's heart was like a pallid beach where Laila's footprints would forever wash away beneath the waves of sorrow that swelled and crashed,"

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1. How has Laila's relationship with her parents evolved  since the beginning?
2. What do you think finally convinced Mammy to leave Kabul?
3. " Giti was dead. Dead. Blown to pieces. At last, Laila began to weep for her friend. And all the tears that she hadn't been able to shed at her brothers' funeral came pouring out," pg. 179.

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Why did Hakim take Laila out of school?
Do you think Laila will regret not going and getting married to Tariq?

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how did Giti's death impact the Laila's outlook of her surroundings and what is actually happening in the world.

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Significant evidence to discuss:
"How long had she waited to hear those words from him? How many times had she dreamed them uttered? There they were, spoken at last, and the irony crushed her." (184)
Question: Where is the irony in Tariq marrying Laila?

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why did Laila decline Tariq's proposal even though she did want to marry him?

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do you think that Tariq and laila would meet again in the end?

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Why is it that Babi pulled Laila out of school?

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"In Laila's head, Mammy's voice rang out. Like a mynah bird in your hands. Slacken your grip and away it flies."

If Tariq loved Laila so much, why did he wait to tell her he was leaving?
Will Laila and her father ever find Tariq?

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What do you think made Najibullah finally step down?

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Why did Giti decide to get married and change her entire personality for someone she just recently met?
"He's going to ask for my hand, Laila! Maybe as early as this summer. Can you believe it?"
Why wouldn't Laila let Tariq say goodbye when he left?
"At the door, she made him promise to go without goobyes."

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1. Why do you think Laila cried at her friends funneral, but she couldnt at her brothers?
2. Were u suprised Laila chose her family over marrying Tariq?
Ev: "Mammy did too, literally. She changed into black again, went to her room, shut the curtains, and pulled the blanket over her head." pg.160

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Why is Mammy so affected by the war?How did war affect Laila's life?
"The neighborhood had been drained of familiar faces and now only four months after the fighting broke out between the Muhaideen factions." page 180

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1. Do you think the relationship between Laila and Tariq is being counterbalanced with the unstable political atmosphere they are in?
2. Do you think laila wishes she could flea with Tariq? Or do you think she knows she could never do that selflessly?

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why didnt she realize that she liked Tariq until mammy pointed out the fact.
TE: "she had fallen for Tariq"..."no. mammy had a point. more than she knew , in fact."

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1. Do you think that if Lailas dad hadn't pulled her out of school that she could've died with Giti?
2. Why do you think Lailas mom supported the warlords even though they kept on killing and bombing people?
Quote: "Women have always had it hard in this country, Laila, but they're probably more free now, under the communists, and have more rights than they've ever had before" pg. 135

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1. Why is Laila's mom now so worried about her reputation and who she marries?
text evidence: "Anyway this isn't about me or the bra. It's about you and Tariq. He's a boy, you see, and, as such, what does he care about reputation? But you? The reputation of a girl, especially one as pretty as you, is a delicate thing Laila. Like a mynah bird in your hands. Slacken your grip and away it flies.''

2. Why did Laila feel half guilt and shame about what she did with tariq?
Text evidence: "Inside Laila too a battle was being waged:guilt on one side partnered with shame."

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Why did Giti just decide to change her whole personality for the boy on her brother's soccer team?
When Laila is offered to marry Tariq, why is she able to turn the offer down as if she does not like him?
page 179 "At last Laila began to weep for her friend. And all the tears that she hadn't been able to shed at her brother's funeral came pouring down."

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Question 1: Why do you think Laila's Mom suddenly wants to be so involved in her life?
Why do you think Lailas mom cared so much about Lailas repuatation if she married Tariq?
"That I only have eyes for you" Page 170

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How did she survive being shot directly in the back by a missile?
What will she do next? (Move to Pakistan, etc)
"Something hot and powerful slammed into her from behind. It knocked her out of her sandals. Lifted her up. And now she was flying, twisting, and rotating in the air."