1) In Ms. Singh's class, students were discussing whether God created humans or humans created God. Haroon takes an undecided position because his family is religious but he also believes in science. 2) Haroon agrees to join the school's quiz team, though he initially hesitated because some students said he turned in another student, Azeem, to get the spot on the team. 3) While waiting outside the principal's office, Haroon observes that students naturally divide into different social groups based on interests and activities.

1. BIFOCAL
CHAPTER 6
NOVEMBER 2019
M. RIDDELL

2. 1. WHAT DISCUSSION IS TAKING PLACE IN MS.
SINGH’S CLASS? WHAT POSITION DOES HAROON
TAKE AND WHY?
• DID WE CREATE GOD OR DID GOD CREATE US?
• HE IS IN THE UNDECIDED CATEGORY BECAUSE HIS FAMILY IS RELIGIOUS BUT HE
ALSO BELIEVES IN SCIENCE.

3. 2. WHAT DOES HAROON AGREE TO DO? WHY DID
HE INITIALLY HESITATE?
• HE AGREES TO BE ON THE REACH FOR THE TOP TEAM.
• HE IS HESITANT BECAUSE SOME KIDS SAID HE TURNED IN AZEEM TO GET THE
SPOT.
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4. 3. WHAT OBSERVATIONS DOES HAROON
MAKE WHILE STUDENTS ARE WAITING
OUTSIDE?
• THE “HERD MENTALITY” TAKES OVER AND STUDENTS AND TEACHERS GROUP
TOGETHER.
• JOCKS WITH JOCKS, ROCKERS WITH LEATHER AND METAL KIDS, CAR GUYS AND
THEIR GIRLFRIENDS, CARIBBEAN KIDS, SCIENCE FICTION KIDS, ALL LITTLE
GROUPS AND LONERS AROUND THE EDGE

5. 4. WHO APPROACHES HAROON AND WHAT
DO THEY SAY?
• DETECTIVE MOFFETT AND THE POLICE DRIVER APPROACH HAROON
• THEY SAY THAT IF HAROON KNEW ABOUT THE SMOKE BOMB, AND DIDN’T TELL
THEM, THEY WILL HOLD HIM CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE

6. 5. HOW DOES HAROON FEEL AT THE END OF
THE CHAPTER?
• HAROON FEELS SMALL AND POWERLESS, AN OUTSIDER FROM HIS OWN
CLASSMATES.