65 pages • 2 hours read
Francesco D'AdamoIqbal
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2001A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Chapters 8-10Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Chapter 8 Summary
Hussain Khan searches for Iqbal, but he is unable to find the boy. He covers the window in the bathroom, extends the workday by an hour, and takes the keys away from Karim. Fatima talks to Maria about kites, although she does not think that Maria understands what she is saying.
Three days after Iqbal escapes, Hussain’s neighbors come over and tell him something, and he hides all the bonded children in the Tomb. Iqbal and two police officers arrive at the factory. The officers look into the workshop and speak with Hussain, but Fatima cannot hear what they are saying. Iqbal is handed over to Hussain’s wife, who drags him away to the main house. Fatima watches Hussain pull out a wad of money from his waistband and hand some of it to each of the officers. After the police leave, the children are sent back to work, and Iqbal is sent to the Tomb.
Fatima and the others are not able to help Iqbal while he is in the Tomb, and she is afraid he will die. Hussain Khan is away for business.
