English - A House Without Walls Flashcards

A writer's or speaker's choice of words

A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

Safiya

<p>Male domination, rule of men</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Safiya's twin</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sunday - Thursday</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Friday - Saturday</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The secret police</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He is a lawyer</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are scared</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Someone stole Baba's wallet with all his money. Tariq paid for the bus with the last of his money. Baba didn't realize how vulnerable they were.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Terribly; like a servant</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lamia is Safiya's cousin; she hates her</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He is excited because they can be more independent</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Aunt Zainab's sister</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mariam</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Learning through failure and mistakes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The way she treats people (mainly Safiya) shows she might have grown up with that bad treatment, and therefore thinks it is correct.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Snowball</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Patriarchal society; Vulnerable; Can't work; Can't go to school; Has to cook and clean</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>No bathroom; No soap; No warm water</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Jordanian Dollar (JD)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Snobbish, rude, insecure, changes with different people</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He offers to sign her family up for monthly refugee packages of food</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Understanding, kind, generous, sympathetic, funny, empathetic</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Kind, short-tempered, opinionated, brave, mature, strong</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When you have more than one wife</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'Father' or 'father of'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Baba is proud and he feels ashamed; he is normally the one who gives</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She feels as if just as soon as she settled, he invaded their space. She feels like that is probably how Aunt Zainab feels towards her and her family.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He doesn't like it because he is independent and has pride and ego</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Used to be spoilt, but now has nothing; Dad had another wife (polygamy); Was shunned (hated) by his family; Ran away from war because he couldn't shoot his own people</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He dug a trench around the tent with an old tent pole</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Frustrated, tired, wet, overwhelmed; 'I hate it here!'</p> Signup and view all the answers