Chapter 2 Questions
What place did Olemaun feel was magical and why?
What did Olemaun's mother say to her to try to convince her not to go to school?
Why does Olemaun think her mother wants her to stay home from the school? Do you think that Olemaun is correct in her thinking?
Why do you think that Olemaun thought the kids in the garden were "naughty"?
Why do you think that Olemaun's mother's words stung?
Why was the school starting to seem less inviting?
Chapter 1 Questions
Why did the outsiders "pluck" the students from their homes?
When most of us need something we will often just go to the store to get it. What did Olemaun and her family have to do to trade and get supplies?
Why do you think Rosie, Olemaun's half-sister, would not share anything about her four years at school?
What does Olemaun think it must have been like at the outsiders' school? After persisting what does Rosie say about the school?
At the end of Chapter 1 Olemaun's father uses a rock to demonstrate the change that will happen to her at the school. What comparison does he make and what is the significance? Does Olemaun "get" his Message?
Why does Olemaun's father finally agree to let her go to the school?