1. Why is Mervet happy?

2. In what ways has the intifada intensified?

3. To what does Galit compare the patterns of the dresses sold in her grandmother's store?

4. What does Galit's mother say about Mervet's family's life in the refugee camp?

5. What has Egypt done that other Arab countries haven't?

6. What would Mervet no longer say?

7. What has the military closed? Why?

8. What has Israel returned to Egypt?

9. What does Galit often ask herself?

10. What does Galit say about the place where her father's Arab friend lived?

11. What is Galit's favorite holiday? What does she do on that day?