Other Side of the Sky
Ahmedi explains that climbing the mountain felt easy compared to how she climbs stairs today, which suggests that supple means that she was somewhat stress free of climbing with her prosthetic leg. Nothing really held her back.
How does sentence 8 in paragraph 12--"These days I find it hard to clamber up two or three flights of stairs, even"-- help you understand the meaning of the word supple in the next sentence? "I don't know what made me so supple and strong that day, but I felt no hardship, no anxiety or fear, just concentration and intensity."
On the second day Ahmedi learned that it was all a question of money. This information didn't help because they had no money to bribe the guards with.That night Ahmedi met a friendly family while they were getting ready to set up camp for the night.
What did Ahmedi learn on the second day about why a few people were being allowed to enter Pakistan? Why didn't this knowledge help her and her mother? What happened on the night of the second day to give Ahmedi hope?
They steep climb and worry leads to her mother having breathing problems which causes them to take many pauses during their trip. Ahmedi was surprised because she wondered how she scaled that mountain so easily and how she climbed down the other side. She explains that this might have been because her mother's problema were distracting her from her own. She thought maybe even the desperation gave her energy and made her forget the rigid climb.
What physical challenges did Ahmedi and her mother face as they crossed the mountain? Why was Ahmedi puzzled by her own physical abilities during the mountain crossing?
Ahmedi and her mother were near the gates because they wanted to get out of Pakistani, but they couldn't get closer to the gate because the guards used clubs and carbines as weapons. Guards drove them back by beating until the crowd receeded. The texts says Ahmedi and her mother were desperate to cross the boarder because the sun was setting and they didn't want to get stuck in the dark with no where to go and nothing to take in.
Why were Ahmedi and her mother near the gate to the Pakistani border? Why couldn't they get any nearer to the gate? Why was Ahmedi desperate to get through the border crossing to Pakistan?
compassionate means he was very caring and felt wholeheartedly about everything that happened.
Write your definition of "compassionate" and indicate the context clues that helped you infer the meaning of the word.
prosthetic
an artificial limb
supple
flexible- able to move easily
ablutions
the act of cleansing oneself in a ritualistic manner
compassionate
the act of showing concern for others
to inform
what is the authors purpose?
nonfiction memoir
what is the genre?
first person: main characters view
what is the point of view?
rigor
when something is challenging
Farah Ahmedi
who is the author?
