1. Explain Thai spiritual beliefs and identify the different kinds of Thai spirits such as khwan and phii. How accurate is Sleator's presentation of Thai spiritual beliefs?

2. How severe is pollution in Thailand? What kinds of pollution are there? Where is the pollution the worst? Where is the least pollution?

3. Lek makes his living selling food from a push cart. What kinds of street vendors are there in Bangkok? What do they sell? How do they live?

4. Dom and his family are "falangs" in Thailand. What are falangs? Is the word complimentary? What are Thai attitudes toward outsiders?

5. Women in Lek's village chew a mixture of betel nut and tobacco, staining their teeth red. What kinds of tobacco products are used in Thailand? Do only women chew the betelnut-and-tobacco mixture? Where does the tobacco come from? How expensive is it?

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