1. What was Janu’s biggest dream in the story?

2. Who inspires Janu the most to attend school?

3. Why did Janu’s parents not initially send her to school?

4. What message does the story give about girls’ education?

5. Janu's mother is the first one to support her wish to go to school.

6. The river symbolizes both nature and a source of emotional guidance.

7. How does the ending of the story reflect a change in Janu’s life?

8. Janu imagines the river telling her that girls should remain at home.

9. Janu never tells anyone about her conversation with the river.

10. Jahnavi lives in a coastal village with her parents and three brothers. Her parents work on a farm. Which activity best fits the pre-reading focus of this unit?