<p>Unit 3 Story 4: My Great-Grandmother’s Gourd</p><p>Questions:</p><p>1. On page 332 Ibrahim asks the villagers to imagine the changes in their lives with the new pump. How will the new pump change their everyday routine?</p><p>2. How was the old baobab tree the grandmother’s best friend? Page 334</p><p>3. Why is the grandmother so sad on page 336?</p><p>4. Grandmother was concerned that no one in the village worked to prepare the trees. Was she unwilling to change?</p><p>5. What does this statement mean to you? “For some people new ideas are like puddles on the clay: they never sink in.” Page 340</p><p>6. On page 340 the granddaughter starts to help her grandmother prepare the tree. What caused her to do this?</p><p>7. What might have happened to this village if the grandmother had not prepared her baobab tree?</p><p>8. Why is the baobab tree considered a gourd?</p><p>9. What lesson does the granddaughter learn about the importance of the tree to her family?</p><p>10. Are there traditions you do in your family that helps them to be prepared during difficult times?</p><p>Unit 3 Story 5: Zathura</p><p>Questions:</p><p>1. How does the outer space setting help this story?</p><p>2. How does the relationship between the two brothers change during the story?</p><p>3. Imagine that the scene on page 366 just happened in your house. How might you react?</p><p>4. On page 375 Walter tells Danny he is terrific. What caused Danny to think his irritating brother is terrific?</p><p>5. Read page 376. What words would you use to describe Danny? 6. This story is science fiction. What elements of the story could actually happen? Which elements are fiction?</p><p>7. How does your prior knowledge of “black holes” help you to understand the story better?</p><p>8. At the end of the story Walter finds himself back in the park. Why does he tell Danny not to play the game?</p><p>9. Which brother grows the most during the story – Walter or Danny?</p><p>10. How do the illustrations help you to understand this story?</p>