QUES: There was a Christmas sleeping bag in the corner and soft carols were playing . Also , James 's face hurt . A lot . The fiddly woman came into the room . " I ' m so firey ! "

Question with options: What month is it most likely to be in the story ?
ANS: December
QUES: I imagined sitting and smoking the shisha again , which so perfectly slows down the flow of time . Talking in our unpolished english about religion and politics and women and our biographies . Judging from the dark void punctuated by these few signs , we could be headed everywhere , Chiapas maybe , or Athens , or Sassari .

Question with options: What about shisha causes it to slow down the perception of time ?
ANS: The shisha tobacco contains nicotine , which is a psychoactive chemical and is mind - altering
QUES: A couple of men wandered past , looking him up and down . He wondered why , but then concluded that they were no doubt impressed with his outfit . Howard Moon suddenly felt confident : he was an explorer and certainly looked the part tonight . He checked his compass one last time before putting it away .

Question with options: What was Howard ?
ANS: Howard was an adventurer .
QUES: So , I survived the first day back at school ! There is something really good about being away right before this annual shift , because otherwise one would sit around and mope . I really feel quite Ok with it this year . It is a year of pretty big transitions at work , with a new principal and several new team members .

Question with options: Why was the narrator nervous about school ?
ANS:
It was the initial day back .