PhysicalCharacteristics:InteractionWith OtherCharacters:“Mammy, ferocious…pacing and ranting;Babi, sitting, lookingsheepish and dazed,nodding obediently,waiting for the storm topass.” (pg. 108)“The streets becameso unsafe that Babidid an unthinkablething: He had Lailadrop out of school.”(pg. 177)Interactionwith his orherenvironment:InteractionWith OtherCharacters:“All day, this poem aboutKabul has been bouncingaround in my head…‘One could not count themoons that shimmer onher roofs, Or thethousand splendid sunsthat hide behind herwalls.’(pg. 192) (allusionto the title)‘That’s yourbusiness…Tomake nothing yourbusiness. Evenyour own son’sgoing to war.’ (pg.110)InteractionWith OtherCharacters:InternalThoughts/PhilosophicalOutlook:Interactionwith his orherenvironment:‘…His studentsloved him…Theyrespected him,you see, becausehe respectedthem…’ (pg. 120)‘…And the husbandfancies himself somekind of advancedintellectual. But he’s amouse. Look at him.Doesn’t he look like amouse?’ (pg. 80)InternalThoughts/Philosophicaloutlook:‘Women have alwayshad it hard in thiscountry…but they’reprobably more freenow…and have morerights than they’ve everhad before….” (pg. 135)“…Babi would neverleave without her…even though Mammywas no more a wife tohim now than she wasa mother to Laila.”(pg. 151)“…and she was thinkingof Babi…who madesuch a sad, patheticopponent to Mammy.‘Sometimes…I feel likeyou’re all I have, Laila.’(pg. 184)“Babi was a smallman, with narrowshoulders andslim, delicatehands, almost likea woman’s” (pg.109)“Babi helped Lailawith her homeworkand gave her some ofhis own. This was onlyto keep Laila a step ortwo ahead of herclass…” (pg. 135)InternalThoughts/PhilosophicalOutlook:“He was wearing asecondhand T-shirt with apicture of San Francisco’sred bridge on it…The lastthing she was aware ofwas seeing somethingthud to the ground…On it,the tip of a red bridgepoking through thick fog.”(pg. 194)PhysicalCharacteristics:InternalThoughts/PhilosophicalOutlook: ‘…There’s a teacherliving down the street, Hakimis his name, and I see hiswife…walking the streetsalone with nothing on herhead but a scarf. Itembarrasses me…to see aman who’s lost control of hiswInteractionWith OtherCharacters:InternalThoughts/PhilosophicalOutlook:‘I miss the boystoo, you know…itbroke me too, theboys dying...It’svery hard, Laila.So very hard.’ (pg.150)Free!InteractionWith OtherCharacters:“Several men weretrying to pull themapart. Babi wasn’tamong them. He stoodby the wall, at a safedistance from the fight,with Tariq’s father, whowas crying.” (pg. 171)“Though he couldhardly afford it…he’dhired a driver for theday. He wouldn’tdisclose anything…about their destinationexcept to say that…hewas contributing to hereducation.” (pg. 146)PhysicalCharacteristics:InteractionWith OtherCharacters:“Mammy, ferocious…pacing and ranting;Babi, sitting, lookingsheepish and dazed,nodding obediently,waiting for the storm topass.” (pg. 108)“The streets becameso unsafe that Babidid an unthinkablething: He had Lailadrop out of school.”(pg. 177)Interactionwith his orherenvironment:InteractionWith OtherCharacters:“All day, this poem aboutKabul has been bouncingaround in my head…‘One could not count themoons that shimmer onher roofs, Or thethousand splendid sunsthat hide behind herwalls.’(pg. 192) (allusionto the title)‘That’s yourbusiness…Tomake nothing yourbusiness. Evenyour own son’sgoing to war.’ (pg.110)InteractionWith OtherCharacters:InternalThoughts/PhilosophicalOutlook:Interactionwith his orherenvironment:‘…His studentsloved him…Theyrespected him,you see, becausehe respectedthem…’ (pg. 120)‘…And the husbandfancies himself somekind of advancedintellectual. But he’s amouse. Look at him.Doesn’t he look like amouse?’ (pg. 80)InternalThoughts/Philosophicaloutlook:‘Women have alwayshad it hard in thiscountry…but they’reprobably more freenow…and have morerights than they’ve everhad before….” (pg. 135)“…Babi would neverleave without her…even though Mammywas no more a wife tohim now than she wasa mother to Laila.”(pg. 151)“…and she was thinkingof Babi…who madesuch a sad, patheticopponent to Mammy.‘Sometimes…I feel likeyou’re all I have, Laila.’(pg. 184)“Babi was a smallman, with narrowshoulders andslim, delicatehands, almost likea woman’s” (pg.109)“Babi helped Lailawith her homeworkand gave her some ofhis own. This was onlyto keep Laila a step ortwo ahead of herclass…” (pg. 135)InternalThoughts/PhilosophicalOutlook:“He was wearing asecondhand T-shirt with apicture of San Francisco’sred bridge on it…The lastthing she was aware ofwas seeing somethingthud to the ground…On it,the tip of a red bridgepoking through thick fog.”(pg. 194)PhysicalCharacteristics:InternalThoughts/PhilosophicalOutlook: ‘…There’s a teacherliving down the street, Hakimis his name, and I see hiswife…walking the streetsalone with nothing on herhead but a scarf. Itembarrasses me…to see aman who’s lost control of hiswInteractionWith OtherCharacters:InternalThoughts/PhilosophicalOutlook:‘I miss the boystoo, you know…itbroke me too, theboys dying...It’svery hard, Laila.So very hard.’ (pg.150)Free!InteractionWith OtherCharacters:“Several men weretrying to pull themapart. Babi wasn’tamong them. He stoodby the wall, at a safedistance from the fight,with Tariq’s father, whowas crying.” (pg. 171)“Though he couldhardly afford it…he’dhired a driver for theday. He wouldn’tdisclose anything…about their destinationexcept to say that…hewas contributing to hereducation.” (pg. 146)

Hakim - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Physical Characteristics:
  2. Interaction With Other Characters:
  3. “Mammy, ferocious…pacing and ranting; Babi, sitting, looking sheepish and dazed, nodding obediently, waiting for the storm to pass.” (pg. 108)
  4. “The streets became so unsafe that Babi did an unthinkable thing: He had Laila drop out of school.” (pg. 177)
  5. Interaction with his or her environment:
  6. Interaction With Other Characters:
  7. “All day, this poem about Kabul has been bouncing around in my head… ‘One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs, Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.’(pg. 192) (allusion to the title)
  8. ‘That’s your business…To make nothing your business. Even your own son’s going to war.’ (pg. 110)
  9. Interaction With Other Characters:
  10. Internal Thoughts/Philosophical Outlook:
  11. Interaction with his or her environment:
  12. ‘…His students loved him…They respected him, you see, because he respected them…’ (pg. 120)
  13. ‘…And the husband fancies himself some kind of advanced intellectual. But he’s a mouse. Look at him. Doesn’t he look like a mouse?’ (pg. 80)
  14. Internal Thoughts/Philosophical outlook:
  15. ‘Women have always had it hard in this country…but they’re probably more free now…and have more rights than they’ve ever had before….” (pg. 135)
  16. “…Babi would never leave without her…even though Mammy was no more a wife to him now than she was a mother to Laila.” (pg. 151)
  17. “…and she was thinking of Babi…who made such a sad, pathetic opponent to Mammy. ‘Sometimes…I feel like you’re all I have, Laila.’ (pg. 184)
  18. “Babi was a small man, with narrow shoulders and slim, delicate hands, almost like a woman’s” (pg. 109)
  19. “Babi helped Laila with her homework and gave her some of his own. This was only to keep Laila a step or two ahead of her class…” (pg. 135)
  20. Internal Thoughts/Philosophical Outlook:
  21. “He was wearing a secondhand T-shirt with a picture of San Francisco’s red bridge on it…The last thing she was aware of was seeing something thud to the ground…On it, the tip of a red bridge poking through thick fog.” (pg. 194)
  22. Physical Characteristics:
  23. Internal Thoughts/Philosophical Outlook: ‘…There’s a teacher living down the street, Hakim is his name, and I see his wife…walking the streets alone with nothing on her head but a scarf. It embarrasses me…to see a man who’s lost control of his w
  24. Interaction With Other Characters:
  25. Internal Thoughts/Philosophical Outlook:
  26. ‘I miss the boys too, you know…it broke me too, the boys dying...It’s very hard, Laila. So very hard.’ (pg. 150)
  27. Free!
  28. Interaction With Other Characters:
  29. “Several men were trying to pull them apart. Babi wasn’t among them. He stood by the wall, at a safe distance from the fight, with Tariq’s father, who was crying.” (pg. 171)
  30. “Though he could hardly afford it…he’d hired a driver for the day. He wouldn’t disclose anything…about their destination except to say that…he was contributing to her education.” (pg. 146)