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RICE WITHOUT RAIN, Minfong Ho
Chapter 8

 
    1. Find two pieces of evidence in this chapter that Inthorn was regarded as a very dangerous prisoner.
    2. What two things worried Jinda about the conversations she heard in the market outside the prison?
    3. What "business" did Dao attend to while Jinda waited in the market?

     

    4. What two things did Jinda find alarming about Inthorn’s appearance? (p.80 + p.82)
    5. How did Jinda feel when she saw the magazine article about Inthorn?

     

    6. What two things does Ned plan to do when he is in Bangkok?
    7. Describe the atmosphere between Jinda and Ned when he calls at her house.

     

    8. Describe the atmosphere at the end of the visit.

     

    9. This chapter ends at the family spirit-house. What do you think Ned and Jinda’s actions at the spirit-house reveal about their different attitudes towards the future?

 

Vocabulary

  1. Arrange the following words into two groups. What categories have you used?

    2. trial cell handcuffs bail shackles arrest prison lawyer bars case court defence warder evidence prosecution

  2. For each of the following words/phrases, choose the definition that fits the way it is used in the book.
  1. desk
  2. prison
  3. office worker
  4. relative
  1. a kind of tree
  2. a pile that has accumulated
  3. a serious problem
  4. a defence lawyer
  1. never ending
  2. painful
  3. hard to predict
  4. confusing
  1. bleed
  2. become painful
  3. rot, become septic
  4. smell bad
  1. angrily
  2. with sad desire
  3. hungrily
  4. wisely
  1. in a straight line
  2. one behind the other
  3. only one file is allowed
  4. only unmarried people
  1. stuck out
  2. hung down
  3. burst out
  4. sagged
  1. dangerous
  2. addictive
  3. mind-altering
  4. forbidden

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