Vocab
Vocab II
Characters
Thematic Ideas
FINAL JEOPARDY
100
Adj. "Laughable or hilarious because of obvious absurdity or incongruity; foolish"
what is ludicrous
100
Noun. "A game in which the players toss a jackknife in varoius prescirbed ways, with the object being to make the blade stick firmly into the ground"
what is mumbledypeg
100
What is Maya's new job at the beginning of chapter 16?
What is working with Miss Glory as a servant to Mrs. Cullinan
100
Which theme statement would this quote fall under? "(imagine letting some white woman rename you for her convenience)"
What is "Racism and Prejudice"
100
FINAL JEOPARDY!! Which recent horror movie was based on this quote found in chapter 17 when Bailey comes home late and is praying before he goes to bed..."now i lay me down to sleep, i pray the Lord my soul to keep, if i should die before i wake, i pray the Lord my soul to take"?
What is "My Soul to Take."
200
Noun. "the quality of being novel; newness"
what is novelty
200
Adj/Verb. "to put a small packet of perfumed powder near clothes to imbue them with the scent."
what is sacheted
200
which character first goes to see the movie with the movie star that resembles mamma?
Who is bailey
200
Which theme statement would this quote fall under? "When they (the cotton pickers) tried to smile to carry off their tiredness as if it was nothing, the body did nothing to help the mind's attempt at disguise."
What is "Courage in the face of adversity"
300
Noun. "individuals who derives pleasure from being offended, dominated or mistread."
What is masochists
300
Adj. "impiosly irrelevent; profane"
what is blasphemous
300
Who was the woman that Maya was now working for with Miss Glory?
who is Mrs. Cullinan
300
Which theme statement would this quote fall under? "I was too afraid to splash water or even to cry and take a chance of drowning out Bailey's pleas for help, but the pleas never came and the whipping was finally over."
What is the importance of family
400
Adj. "of the same size, extent, or duration as another"
what is commensurate
400
Noun. "social outcasts"
what are pariahs
400
'Who was known as "The good-time woman" who held the honky-tonk party at her house
Who is Miss Grace
400
Which theme statement would this quote fall under? "Mrs. Cullinan cried louder, "that clumsy n****r. Clumsy little black n****r!"
What is "Racism and Prejudice"
500
In the sentance, "But there was no air of of spent ....... about him. He just seemed sad." (116)
What is revelry
500
in the sentance, "It took some time for the church singers to come off their level of .........., but the minister stood resolute until the song unwound.
what is exaltation
500
What is the actress' name that reminds the kids of Mamma?
Who is Kay Francis
500
Which theme statement would this quote fall under? "There was no chance to warn Bailey that he was dangerously late, that everybody had been worried and that he should create a good lie or, better, a great one"
What is "Importance of Family"
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