We Are Displaced

Part 1, Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. The “Switzerland of the East” (Part 1, Chapter 1)

2. In 2008 (Part 1, Chapter 2)

3. Confused (Part 1, Chapter 1)

Short Answer

1. The Taliban’s violence and intimidation forced Yousafzai and her family to live in fear and to flee Pakistan. (Part 1, Chapter 3)

2. Yousafzai wanted to stop moving. (Part 1, Chapter 3)

Part 1, Chapters 4-6

Reading Check

1. They lacked confidence and did not ask questions. (Part 1, Chapter 4)

2. Three months (Part 1, Chapter 5)

Short Answer

1. Yousafzai feels anxious about her future and wonders if her home will be recognizable when she returns. (Part 1, Chapter 5)

2. She experienced bruises, pounding headaches, hearing loss in her left ear, and paralysis on the left side of her face. (Part 1, Chapter 6)

Part 2, Introduction and Chapters 7-9

Reading Check

1. Jordan (Part 2, Introduction)

2. 18 years old (Part 2, Chapter 7)

3. Homesickness (Part 2, Introduction)

Short Answer

1. The government reacted with brutality and limited people’s ability to move from place to place. (Part 2, Chapter 7)

2. 2016 was a difficult year because the US presidential election caused an outpouring of hatred toward Muslim people. (Part 2, Chapter 9)

3. Zaynab’s biggest dream would be to live with her family in Yemen again and to have her grandmother back. (Part 2, Chapter 9)

Part 2, Chapters 10-12

Reading Check

1. 2 years (Part 2, Chapter 10)

2. The Yazidis (Part 2, Chapter 11)

3. A monastery (Part 2, Chapter 11)

Short Answer

1. They each left their homes very quickly and never returned. They each stayed in refugee camps and shelters for displaced people. (Part 2, Chapters 11-12)

2. They told her there was no point in getting an education when they didn’t know if they would return home; they believed they would have a better future through marriage than education. (Part 2, Chapter 10)

Part 2: Chapters 13-15

Reading Check

1. She sold flowers. (Part 2, Chapter 13)

2. 4 years (Part 2, Chapter 14)

Short Answer

1. Marie Claire’s mother told her that education would be the key to fulfilling her dreams. She encouraged Marie Claire to focus on school. (Part 2, Chapter 14)

2. Analisa questioned her decision to leave Guatemala when she had to cross a river on a raft as she approached the border with Texas. She was afraid she would be detained before she could cross the border. (Part 2, Chapter 13)

3. Oscar was controlling and abusive towards Analisa. (Part 2, Chapter 13)

Part 2, Chapter 16-Epilogue

Reading Check

1. A “love marriage” (Part 2, Chapter 16)

2. 1972 (Part 2, Chapter 17)

Short Answer

1. Farah and her sisters were bullied for their South Asian heritage. Their parents spoke only English to them to help them integrate into Canadian society. (Part 2, Chapter 17)

2. Yousafzai was happy to visit familiar landmarks and her old house. She felt she was lucky to have had the opportunity to visit her home. (Epilogue)

3. Jennifer read about Alan Kurdi, the Syrian refugee toddler who died at sea on his way to Greece.