English Test - Nadia the Willful

Who calms Nadia when she is angry?

Her brother Hamid

Choose three events in the story and explain how they show Nadia's willful nature.

Nadia has a willful nature. There are many events in the story that show her willful nature. One event is that she refused to obey her father's law that no one in the land could speak Hamed's name again. Another event is she refused to stop talking about her brother when her mother asked her too. Finally, in the story, she confronted her father after the shepherd was sent away for speaking Hamed's name. These are examples of her willful nature.

What is the theme of the story?

Remembering someone is a way that person can still be with us.

Nadia confronts Tarik because

She wants to be able to talk about her brother and the memories she has of him.

How does Tarik find out that Hamed is dead?

Tarik finds out that Hamed is dead when Shepherds told him they saw a great white horse in the sand and there was no rider on the horse.

Why does no one mention Hamed?

Tarik forbid it after Hamed died

When we compare Nadia and Tarik, what are a few of their similarities?

They are both stubborn. They are both very sad because Hamid has died.

What happens to Nadia when she talks about Hamed? Support your answer with three details from the story?

When Nadia talked about Hamed, she felt the hurt inside her going away. She went to where the women were and talked about Hamed. She showed her bothers how to play games the way Hamed had taught her. She went to where the shepherds and sheep were and talked about Hamed.

When Nadia talks about Hamed she feels ____. I know this because in the story it says ______ and _________. These details tell me that she feels _____.

better. "she did not know how to tell her mother that talking about Hamed helped her pain feel better" the more she spoke of Hamed, the clearer she could see his face in her mind. better.

Console

comfort

Clan

group

Banish

leave

Graciousness

pleasant