1. Why does the author use the first paragraph of the selection to describe the students' physical activities at the Braille Without Borders facility? 2. Why does Mahoney take Sabriye Tenberken's suggestion that she let herself be blindfolded and led through the streets of Lhasa by two blind teenage girls?

3. What effect did being led through the streets this way have on the author?

4. Why does the author include details about the men who sell televisions in their shops and the place where the feel of the ground changes during her blindfolded walk with the two girls?

5. What does Mahoney mean when she says that those who can see are "handicapped"? Explain.