Playing The Game of Spades
The Spade's tournament takes place on this holiday.
What is Labor Day?
This is Ant's full name (first name, middle name, and and last name).
What is Anthony Arnold Joplin
Playing the Cards You're Dealt takes place in this state.
What is South Carolina?
Shirley and Ant use this phrase when something is obvious.
What is "And water is wet"?
These are the boys who Jamal gets in a fight with.
Who are Cordell and RJ?
This is the amount of money awarded to the Spades Tournament winners.
What is $500.00 ?
Roland Joplin does this for work
What is an accountant?
This is the name of Ant's school.
What is Gerald Elementary?
Ant is referred as this nickname by the narrator throughout the book
What is Youngblood?
Ant calls Shirley this "trash talk" name during their first game of spades.
What is "Miss Texas"?
This is Ant's mother's one rule about Spades.
What is no gambling?
This is the name of Ant's 5th grade teacher.
Who is Mr. Reese?
Ant lives in this town.
What is Oak Grove?
Ant refers to this period of his family's life as "Before"
What is when Roland spent time in a rehab facility?
Ant's mother kicked his father out the first time because of this incident.
What is when Roland left Ant home alone as a baby?
This is Ant and Shirley's team name in the spades tournament.
What is "The Antagonists"?
Besides the United States, Shirley has lived in this country.
What is Germany?
This is the city where Jamal's Mom goes looking for a job.
What is Atlanta?
Ant must write an essay about this book he's reading in school.
What is Bud Not Buddy?
Ant's father says he is drinking this when he was discovered gambling.
What is grapefruit juice?
You do this when you lose badly in Spades.
What is signing your names to the scorepad?
This is the name of the assistant principal who is also Ant's mother's friend.
Who is Mrs. Booker?
This is the store where kids sign up for the Spades Tournament.
What is the Connolly Quick Mart?
The narrator of the story ends up being this person from Ant's life.
Who is Ant's grandfather?
The book ends with Ant's father agreeing to do this after the spades tournament.
What is going to a rehab center?