What did you think of the law making it illegal for people to enter the forest in order to protect the animals?
What responsibility do you think we humans have for protecting bees, other animals, plants, and our planet?
What political statements did you feel like the author was trying to make in this story? Did you tend to agree or disagree with them?
What did Hassan learn from the bees?
In what ways do you think people behave similarly to and differently from bees?
What did you think about Hassan moving into Mir Saab’s house when he won a scholarship and how would you describe his place in the household?
Mir Saab explained to Hassan “For people to claim their power they need to come together to believe in themselves, and their equality, and use their voices.” He claimed that the government was splitting the people. How do you believe we can apply this wisdom to what is going on in our government today?
How did you feel about Mir Saab prioritizing the factories over Hassan’s mother’s sight? Did you believe it was the right choice? Why or why not?
How would you describe Hassan’s relationship with the following: bees, Maryam, Mir Saab, the beekeeper, his father, and his mother?
Why do you believe the bees let Hassan into their world but blocked out Mir Saab?
What did you understand was the purpose of the boat that Mir Saab was planning to build?
Do you think Hassan’s and his father’s choice to break the law in an attempt to save his mother’s sight was the correct choice? Would you have made the same decision? Why or why not?
Do you believe that Mir Saab’s factories should be made into charities? Why or why not?
How did you feel about Hassan’s decision to run errands for the cook in an attempt to trick him? Did you feel like his plans to save his mother justified these actions?
What important decisions did Hassan encounter in this story? Do you think he chose correctly?
What did you think of the place that poetry played in this story and in its people’s cultural and religious practices?
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