Losing My Identity (Patel) - Discussion Questions

Discussion Questions
1. How did Ash react when Kiri tells her that her boyfriend is white?
 
2. What did Ash mean when she said Kiri was Losing her Identity?
 
3. What was the family expecting from Kiri when she said she wanted to get married.
 
4. Why was Ash's mum and dad and brother all furious when Kiri mentioned that she was in love and wanted to get married to Robby?
 
5. Why was Ash unhappy when she picked up her exam results?
 
6. Why is Ash reluctant to go out with Rehaan when she falls in love with him?
 
7. What kind of a friend is Kelly from the way she behaves with Ash over her boyfriend?
 
8. What kind of life had Kiri had with Robby?
 
9. How do you think Ash must have felt when she finds out about Rehaan's involvement in drugs?
 
10. Why did Ash not tell anybody about Rehaan after finding out that he was involved in drugs?
 
11. Why do you think Ash told Aman about Rehaan?
 
13. Why did Ash want her family to forgive Kiri?
(Questions courtesy of the author.)

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