Chapter 1 - What is Alem's parents' wish for Alem when he grows up?

Chapter 3 - If Alem is 14, and he was 5 years old in 1991, in what year was he born? What year is the time of writing? (Extra points for this one!)

Chapter 1 - What was Alem's favorite food?

Chapter 3 - What was the cause for Alem's parents to make the decision to leave Africa? (page 35)

Chapter 2 - What are Pamela and Mariam's primary responsibilities?

Chapter 1 - What word at the top of page 10 means "to make up for"

Chapter 2 - What expression on page 25 is used to describe "a long, loud exhale as if to suggest he has no choice in the matter"

Chapter 1 - At the end of the chapter, why do you think Alem's father mentions his wish for Alem's future?

Chapter 1 - What did Alem think of the immigration man? What characteristics did the immigration man have that made him think this?

Chapter 3 - Where did the family stay when they arrived in Eritrea? (page 34)

Chapter 1 - What idiomatic expression is used to describe the act of "making oneself brave enough" to do something?

Chapter 2 - On page 27, what expression means the same as "deal with," or "handling" a hard situation?