Radium Girls
What is lip pointing?
Putting the brush in one's mouth to make the tip finer.
What massive project were many of the women scientists secretly working on?
Manhattan Project
Who was the supreme leader of North Korea who dies in the book?
Kim Il Sung
What is the name of Trevor's mom's abusive boyfriend?
Abel
What is Enrique's sister's name?
Belky
What were some of the symptoms of radium poisoning?
Jaw necrosis, fatigue, anemia, bone fractures
Why were the women in the book constantly frustrated?
What activities does Sungju resort to in order to survive?
begging, stealing, joining a gang
What animal does Trevor compare himself to?
Chameleon
Name a danger Enrique faced while riding trains?
Getting injured, getting attacked by gangs, hunger, cold
What lasting change did their fight for justice bring to U.S. labor law?
stronger safety protections
Name the code names for one of the two bombs dropped on Japan
Fat Man, Little Boy
His family is exiled
What did Trevor sell to make money?
Mix CDs
What was the main tension in Enrique and Lourdes' relationship?
Lourdes felt like she had sacrificed to give him a better life but he was angry that she wasn't there for him.
Who was the president of the radium company?
Arthur Roeder
In what U.S. state was the bomb tested?
New Mexico
Why might people argue that there were two North Koreas?
Because the govt elite had access to certain privileges while regular citizens suffered and starved
What nationality was Trevor's real father?
Swiss
Who wrote Enrique's Journey?
Who wrote the book Radium Girls?
Kate Moore
Name a key tension the Atomic women faced towards the end of the book
The moral implications of dropping the bomb
What substance did Sungju have to survive on that caused him to swell up?
Salt
Who became South Africa's president after the fall of the Apartheid government?
Nelson Mandela
Where is Enrique from?
Honduras