The First Sans Giving Day
Who was the main character in the story?
Richard Blanco
What name did Jennifer pick for her middle name?
Elizabeth
What was Rosa Parks tired of?
Segregation
How old was Bertie when he left home?
13
What did Michael want to be when he grew up?
An astronaut
What holiday did Blanco want to celebrate?
Thanksgiving
Who did Jennifer's mother talk to about her name?
An astrologer
Who called Rosa Parks a "cute little girl"
A Yankee Soldier
Where was Bertie going to on the train?
Washington D.C.
What graduate school did Michael go to?
MIT
What did Blanco do with the turkey he bought at the store?
Tied it to his handle bars
True or False
Jennifer is confident about her name as an adult?
TRUE
Why couldn't African American kids go to school all year?
They had to help their parents on the farm
Who did Bertie need to watch out for on the train?
The conductor
What part of the telescope did Michael need to fix?
The spectrograph
What was the conflict in the story?
American culture versus Cuban culture
What Chinese name did the Astrologer give Jennifer
Jade
What did the white kids throw at the black kids?
Trash
Why didn't Bertie take the job on the train?
He wanted a city job
What game was Michael playing with his friend in the orbiter?
Charades
Who tried to sabbatoge Thanksgiving?
Blanco's mom
Why did Jennifer's parent name her brother Norbert?
His father's name started with an "N"
True or False
Rosa Parks yelled and screamed in the Police car
False
True or False
The tone of Bertie's narrative is optimistic
TRUE
What lesson did Michael learn from being in space?
He's never really alone