Book: The White Nights of Ramadan
Author: Maha Addasi
ISBN: 978-1-59078-523-2
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Comments: The author did a nice job introducing Ramadan to children. I recommend this story be read during the Holidays.
Questions
1. What is the name of the little girl in the story?
2. What do yo think is a "musaher"?
3. What words in the story give you clues of what is a "musaher"?
4. What clues does the picture on page 2 give you of what is a "musaher"?
5. Noor made a glaze by mixing two items, what were they?
6. What did Noor's grandmother shell?
7. Who roasted the pistachios?
8. Who chipped the roasted-nut-brittle into small pieces?
9. Who wrapped the candy in cellophane?
10. Who tied colorful ribbons around each cluster?
11. What do you think Noor means by one page 7, "Beautiful bags mean more candy!"?
12. Which are Noor's favorite colors?
13. What colors and design do you see on her wallpaper?
14. Why do you think the family didn't need a "musaher"?
15. What did Noor eat for suhoor?
16. What is the true or real meaning of Ramadan?
17. What did Noor do to keep busy?
18. When did Noor and her family break their fast?
19. What do you think suhoor means?
20. What do you think iftar means?
21. How is the lady dress on page 20?
22. How are the men dress on page 20?
23. What do you think is a "dishdasha"?
24. What were the children wearing on page 22?
25. What was heard around the neighborhood?
26. What do you call special Ramadan lanterns?
27. Why do you think the middle days of the month are known as the "three whites"?
28. What did Noor decide to call Girgian?
29. What did the neighbor give Sam after Sam beat his drum at the neighbor's door?
30. What stuck out like flowers from the boys candy bags?
31. What did Noor's mother have waiting for them when they arrived home on pages 27-28?
32. Do the buildings on pages 29-30 look like buildings in your community?
33. What did they find beautiful at the end of the story?
U$1.00-B-0.006065-BE-165
Author: Maha Addasi
ISBN: 978-1-59078-523-2
Answer Key
Directory
Comments: The author did a nice job introducing Ramadan to children. I recommend this story be read during the Holidays.
Questions
1. What is the name of the little girl in the story?
2. What do yo think is a "musaher"?
3. What words in the story give you clues of what is a "musaher"?
4. What clues does the picture on page 2 give you of what is a "musaher"?
5. Noor made a glaze by mixing two items, what were they?
6. What did Noor's grandmother shell?
7. Who roasted the pistachios?
8. Who chipped the roasted-nut-brittle into small pieces?
9. Who wrapped the candy in cellophane?
10. Who tied colorful ribbons around each cluster?
11. What do you think Noor means by one page 7, "Beautiful bags mean more candy!"?
12. Which are Noor's favorite colors?
13. What colors and design do you see on her wallpaper?
14. Why do you think the family didn't need a "musaher"?
15. What did Noor eat for suhoor?
16. What is the true or real meaning of Ramadan?
17. What did Noor do to keep busy?
18. When did Noor and her family break their fast?
19. What do you think suhoor means?
20. What do you think iftar means?
21. How is the lady dress on page 20?
22. How are the men dress on page 20?
23. What do you think is a "dishdasha"?
24. What were the children wearing on page 22?
25. What was heard around the neighborhood?
26. What do you call special Ramadan lanterns?
27. Why do you think the middle days of the month are known as the "three whites"?
28. What did Noor decide to call Girgian?
29. What did the neighbor give Sam after Sam beat his drum at the neighbor's door?
30. What stuck out like flowers from the boys candy bags?
31. What did Noor's mother have waiting for them when they arrived home on pages 27-28?
32. Do the buildings on pages 29-30 look like buildings in your community?
33. What did they find beautiful at the end of the story?
U$1.00-B-0.006065-BE-165
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