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SUMITRA'S STORY, Rukshana Smith

Chapter 4
  1. List three things that interest or surprise the family as they drive through the countryside towards London. (p.26)

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  2. a) What is the most difficult aspect of her new life for Mai? (p.27)

    3. b) What is the most difficult aspect of his new life for Bap? (p.27)

     

  3. In what way are the girls "like space travellers"? (p.27/28)

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  4. List five difficulties that Sumitra or his sisters face in their new schools.

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  5. How does Bap react to the racism of some white British people?

 

 

 

Vocabulary

Match the following words to their meanings:

1

recognition (p.25)

not moving

A

2

relief (p.25)

felt jealous of someone

B

3

congested (p.26)

Remembering someone’s face

C

4

elaborate (p.27)

extremely lonely, unhappy

D

5

envied (p.27)

doing things in a relaxed way

E

6

motionless (p.28)

very crowded

F

7

desolate (p.29)

complicated, not simple

G

8

informality (p.31)

a relaxed feeling after stress

H

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