The novel: Behind the Beautiful Forevers 1. Describe the Annawadi slums, using examples from the text.

2. Describe Asha. Physically and as a person

3. Describe Sunil both Physically and as a person.

4. What does Manju symbolize in the slum.

5. Discuss Fatima the one leg- what is her role in the annawadi slum? How does she fit in? What purpose does she serve? Describe her.

Which is the best topic sentence for this letter? a) amelia grady likes the middle school fundraiser. b) the basketball team at kennedy middle school enjoys its community. c) kennedy middle school wants to get the community involved in its activities. d) kennedy middle school has organized an event in which you may be interested.

Constructed response paragraph: in the short story, the author describes her life during her “day away” but provides few details about her “normal” life. using information from the text, write a short story that describes events that precede the story above. as you detail the author’s daily routine before her “day away,” be sure your narrative establishes the story’s setting, first-person point of view, and primary conflict.

Sarah is having a tip-of-the tongue experience with the name of an indian restaurant that recently received a great review. she suspects that it may start with a “k” sound and consist of two syllables, but all that comes to mind is canton or ccouscous. which of the following choices would be the most likely name of the restaurant?