Hamilton
This character serves as the primary narrator of the musical and is Alexander Hamilton's ultimate political rival.
Who is Aaron Burr?
This Transylvanian town where Elie Wiesel and his family lived before they were deported to Auschwitz.
Sighet
In the dystopian world of the novel, this is the exact temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns.
451 degrees
Bryan Stevenson is the founder and executive director of this Montgomery, Alabama-based human rights organization.
Equal Justice Initiative (EJI)
The title of the play is taken from this Langston Hughes poem, which asks, "What happens to a dream deferred?"
Harlem
Angelica Schuyler's solo song "Satisfied" heavily utilizes this theatrical technique to retell the events of the previous song from her perspective.
What is a rewind (or flashback)?
Upon arriving at Auschwitz, Elie is separated forever from these two family members.
Who are his mother and his sister (Tzipora)?
This free-spirited teenage neighbor opens Guy Montag’s eyes to the beauty of nature and asks him, "Are you happy?"
Who is Clarisse
Walter McMillian was falsely accused of murdering this 18-year-old dry-cleaning clerk in Monroeville, Alabama.
Who is Ronda Morrison?
The Younger family is eagerly awaiting a check worth $10,000 from this specific source.
Their father's life insurance policy?
Double Trouble: This song marks the turning point where Hamilton agrees to move the U.S. capital to the South in exchange for support of his financial plan.
What is "The Room Where It Happens"?
This well-known biblical figure is whom Eliezer's mentor
Moishe the Beadle
This is the mechanical, eight-legged beast used by the firemen to track down and execute political dissidents and book hoarder.
What is the Mechanical Hound?
This is the name of the wrongly convicted death row inmate whose defense forms the emotional backbone of the memoir.
Walter McMillian (or Johnny D.)?
This character is a wealthy suitor of Beneatha’s whom she ultimately rejects for being too "assimilationist."
George
How did Hamilton raise the funding to come to America
He wrote a paper about a hurricane which fundraised money for him to go
During the selection process, Elie and his father lie about this specific piece of personal information to stay together.
Age
Professor Faber helps Montag by giving him this invention, which allows them to communicate covertly.
two-way radio earpiece
This key state witness later recanted his testimony, admitting that law enforcement coerced him into framing Walter.
Who is Ralph Myers?
This neighborhood is the all-white enclave where Mama buys a house, prompting a visit from the welcoming committee.
What is Clybourne Park?
This real-life historical pamphlet published by Hamilton in 1797 confessed to his affair with Maria Reynolds to save his public financial integrity.
What is the Reynolds Pamphlet?
Double Trouble: This is the instrument of the young Juliek who plays a Beethoven concerto in the dark, crowded barracks of Gliwice just before dying.
A Violin
At the end of the novel, Granger and the "Book People" preserve literature using this method.
What is memorizing them (or photographic memory)
Stevenson highlights the case of Herbert Richardson, a traumatized veteran whose execution illustrates the system's failure to address this mental health crisis.
PTSD
Who attempts to buy out the Younger family's lease to keep them from moving in.