Section 5: Chapter 6 Summary

The next morning, Uncle dresses for his catering job as he does every day, though he does not often get called to work anymore. Uncle mocks Nadira's future laziness in Canada, suggesting they need to stop asking Allah for so much since it just gets taken away. Auntie explains Uncle is scared because his work friend was imprisoned by the INS. On the way to school, Nadira considers how she can fight, like Taslima does. Lily Yee, Nadira's best friend, accosts her on the bus, lamenting how much her parents fight because her mother suspects her father of infidelity; however, Nadira does not have the energy to listen and wishes she could talk to Lily about her family's problems. During her geometry quiz, Nadira cannot focus and tries to cheat off Lily, but Mr. Chin notices. By the end of the...