Lines 1-14: Pay attention to the details that describe Mr. Pirzada. Explain what the details reveal about Mr. Pirzada's life and about his character. Speculate about a possible story theme, based on what you know about Mr. Pirzada so far.

Mr. Pirzada goes to Lilia's home to have dinner and watches the news. He waits to hear from his family back in Pakistan. He ends up meeting back up with his family in Pakistan. main characters, how are they relatedLilia and Mr. Pirzada. In the story, they both miss someone. Lilia misses Mr. Pirzada and Mr. Pirzada misses his familyAuthor's commentary about teaching historythe author focuses on how in depth the children learn purely about American history. importance of Mr. Pirzada's watch with Dacca timeHe wants to feel more at home and he can imagine sitting with his daughters and wife during dinner in Daccawhat does Lilia do with the sweets Mr. Pirzada gives her? Lilia keeps it in her grandmothers box and eats one each mornign. One night, she let chocolate melt in her mouth as she prayed for Mr. Pirzada to see his family again. significance of autumn and HalloweenThree loses leaves like Mr. Pirzada lost his family. He reunited with them at the end of the story; trees gain back their leaves in the spring. Mr. Pirzada wanted to protect Lilia and he treated her like the daughter he misses. significance of the story titleit is in past tense and recalls when Mr. Pirzada came to dine as Lilia looks back on the memories she had with him. importance of strength between the familyMr. Pirzada keeps the watch of Dacca time to show how much he cares for and misses his familyimportance of rituals, traditions, and customsThe family ate certain foods every night (rice with their hands) treasures - material and peopleLilia kept her grandmothers box and used it to store the candy that was given to her by Mr. Pirzadakindness (to strangers) Lilia's family invited Mr. Pirzada to dinner with them even when the war was going on and it was rare for the two to be in the same houseadapting to new culture while maintaining the old Mr. Pirzada kept a watch with Dacca time while living with Lilia and her family