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 hiswifeInternalThoughts/PhilosophicalOutlook:‘I miss the boystoo, you know…it brokeme too, the boysdying...It’s very hard,Laila. So very hard.’(pg. 150)InternalThoughts/Philosophicaloutlook:‘…His studentsloved him…Theyrespected him, you see,because he respectedthem…’ (pg. 120)Interaction With OtherCharacters:“Mammy,ferocious…pacing andranting; Babi, sitting,looking sheepish anddazed, noddingobediently, waiting forthe storm to pass.” (pg.108)Interaction with his or herenvironment:“Severalmen were trying to pullthem apart. Babi wasn’tamong them. He stood bythe wall, at a safedistance from the fight,with Tariq’s father, whowas crying.” (pg. 171)InternalThoughts/PhilosophicalOutlook:‘Women havealways had it hard in thiscountry…but they’reprobably more free now…and have more rightsthan they’ve ever hadbefore….” (pg. 135)Interaction With OtherCharacters:“…and shewas thinking of Babi…who made such a sad,pathetic opponent toMammy. ‘Sometimes…Ifeel like you’re all Ihave, Laila.’ (pg. 184)PhysicalCharacteristics:“Babiwas a small man, withnarrow shoulders andslim, delicate hands,almost like awoman’s” (pg. 109)PhysicalCharacteristics:‘…Andthe husband fancieshimself some kind ofadvanced intellectual.But he’s a mouse. Lookat him. Doesn’t he looklike a mouse?’ (pg. 80)InternalThoughts/PhilosophicalOutlook:‘That’s yourbusiness…To makenothing your business.Even your own son’sgoing to war.’ (pg. 110)“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)“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)Interaction with his orher environment:“Thestreets became sounsafe that Babi did anunthinkable thing: Hehad Laila drop out ofschool.” (pg. 177)Interaction With OtherCharacters:“…Babiwould never leavewithout her…eventhough Mammy was nomore a wife to him nowthan she was a motherto Laila.” (pg. 151)Interaction With OtherCharacters:“Though hecould hardly afford it…he’d hired a driver for theday. He wouldn’t discloseanything…about theirdestination except to saythat…he was contributingto her education.” (pg.146)Free!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 hiswifeInternalThoughts/PhilosophicalOutlook:‘I miss the boystoo, you know…it brokeme too, the boysdying...It’s very hard,Laila. So very hard.’(pg. 150)InternalThoughts/Philosophicaloutlook:‘…His studentsloved him…Theyrespected him, you see,because he respectedthem…’ (pg. 120)Interaction With OtherCharacters:“Mammy,ferocious…pacing andranting; Babi, sitting,looking sheepish anddazed, noddingobediently, waiting forthe storm to pass.” (pg.108)Interaction with his or herenvironment:“Severalmen were trying to pullthem apart. Babi wasn’tamong them. He stood bythe wall, at a safedistance from the fight,with Tariq’s father, whowas crying.” (pg. 171)InternalThoughts/PhilosophicalOutlook:‘Women havealways had it hard in thiscountry…but they’reprobably more free now…and have more rightsthan they’ve ever hadbefore….” (pg. 135)Interaction With OtherCharacters:“…and shewas thinking of Babi…who made such a sad,pathetic opponent toMammy. ‘Sometimes…Ifeel like you’re all Ihave, Laila.’ (pg. 184)PhysicalCharacteristics:“Babiwas a small man, withnarrow shoulders andslim, delicate hands,almost like awoman’s” (pg. 109)PhysicalCharacteristics:‘…Andthe husband fancieshimself some kind ofadvanced intellectual.But he’s a mouse. Lookat him. Doesn’t he looklike a mouse?’ (pg. 80)InternalThoughts/PhilosophicalOutlook:‘That’s yourbusiness…To makenothing your business.Even your own son’sgoing to war.’ (pg. 110)“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)“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)Interaction with his orher environment:“Thestreets became sounsafe that Babi did anunthinkable thing: Hehad Laila drop out ofschool.” (pg. 177)Interaction With OtherCharacters:“…Babiwould never leavewithout her…eventhough Mammy was nomore a wife to him nowthan she was a motherto Laila.” (pg. 151)Interaction With OtherCharacters:“Though hecould hardly afford it…he’d hired a driver for theday. He wouldn’t discloseanything…about theirdestination except to saythat…he was contributingto her education.” (pg.146)Free!

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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
  1. 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 wife
  2. Internal Thoughts/Philosophical Outlook:‘I miss the boys too, you know…it broke me too, the boys dying...It’s very hard, Laila. So very hard.’ (pg. 150)
  3. Internal Thoughts/Philosophical outlook:‘…His students loved him…They respected him, you see, because he respected them…’ (pg. 120)
  4. Interaction With Other Characters:“Mammy, ferocious…pacing and ranting; Babi, sitting, looking sheepish and dazed, nodding obediently, waiting for the storm to pass.” (pg. 108)
  5. Interaction with his or her environment:“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)
  6. Internal Thoughts/Philosophical Outlook:‘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)
  7. Interaction With Other Characters:“…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)
  8. Physical Characteristics:“Babi was a small man, with narrow shoulders and slim, delicate hands, almost like a woman’s” (pg. 109)
  9. Physical Characteristics:‘…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)
  10. Internal Thoughts/Philosophical Outlook:‘That’s your business…To make nothing your business. Even your own son’s going to war.’ (pg. 110)
  11. “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)
  12. “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)
  13. Interaction with his or her environment:“The streets became so unsafe that Babi did an unthinkable thing: He had Laila drop out of school.” (pg. 177)
  14. Interaction With Other Characters:“…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)
  15. Interaction With Other Characters:“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)
  16. Free!