The Other Side of the Sky

Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Prologue–Chapter 3

Reading Check

1. In what city does Ahmedi ride the amusement park ride the “Gondola” in Chapter 1?

2. What happens at the peak of the Gondola ride, which triggers Ahmedi’s flashback of stepping on a landmine?

3. Ahmedi’s family was originally from a small village in Afghanistan, located 92 miles southwest of what major city?

4. Ahmedi’s father’s tailor business received shipments from abroad and sold the garments that were still in good condition. Most of these used garments came from what European country?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Who is Alyce Litz and what role did she have in Ahmedi’s writing of The Other Side of the Sky, as described by Ahmedi in the Prologue?

2. In Chapter 1, Ahmedi explains that she does not always consciously remember that her leg is missing. What is an example of this?

3. In describing her family history, Ahmedi tells the story of how her grandfather bartered the family land away for a loan, leaving the family landless and very poor. How was Ahmedi’s father, Ghulam Hussein, able to get the land back?

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