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1. Describe Yunus's childhood home on Boxirhat Road.

Boxirhat Road is a thoroughfare that connects Chittagong to Chaktai, where the central produce market is located. It is also the street where Yunus and his family live above his father's jewelry shop. They have four rooms in their living quarters called Mother's Room, Radio Room, Big Room, and a dining room where they eat on a map. The children play on the flat roof overhead.

2. What influence does each of Yunus's parents have on him?

Yunus introduces both of his parents in the first chapter. His father, Dula Mia, is a devout Muslim who is lenient with his children, but insists they perform their school work. His mother is the disciplinarian of the family, and it is from her that Yunus leans to be compassionate to the poor.

3. How does Yunus describe his Bengali school?

"Bengali schools inculcate good values in the children. They aim not only for scholastic achievement but also teach civic pride; the importance of spiritual beliefs; admiration for art, music, and poetry; and respect for authority and discipline," (Chapter 1, p. 6). There are forty students in his class and, if the students are good enough, they can win scholarships. However, most of his classmates drop out of school.

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