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1. For what sign do the physicians attending on Ishraaq’s mother’s death wait?

The physicians attending on the narrator’s mother’s death wait for the newborn narrator to cry, signaling lung function and the promise of life.

2. What paradox of mourning his mother does the narrator note?

The narrator notes a paradox of mourning his mother. His connection to her will be severed by the breath he must draw to cry for her.

3. When Seema visits Bill at the home they had shared, she notes attempting to conceal her arrival. How does she make the attempt, and why ?

When Seema visits Bill at the home they had shared, she notes attempting to conceal her arrival by parking in the driveway. Their garage door makes noise as it opens.

4. To what action of his does Bill ascribe the peril Seema and Ishraaq face at the latter’s birth?

Bill ascribes the peril Seema and Ishraaq face at the latter’s birth to his having severed ties with Seema and signed away his parental rights.

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