Chapter 13 Summary

Miss Alvarez gives Jehangir a note to take home to his parents. Jehangir is afraid to give it to them, but Yezad arrives home in a good mood. Jehangir gives his parents the envelope. Yezad opens the note. Miss Alvarez is asking for one of the parents to meet with her. Yezad agrees that he will go, since Roxana has to stay home to take care of Nariman. At the classroom, Yezad is all but lost in memories of his own school days. He realizes Miss Alvarez is talking about the homework monitor assignment. She comes right out and says that three boys who didn't do their homework gave money to the monitor to get good marks. Yezad finally realizes that she is talking about Jehangir. Miss Alvarez says she may give up teaching. She doesn't know what to do when her best...