Names
what is 40?
The city/state where Antigone takes place.
What is Thebes?
Nanny likens the Black woman's plight in the world to this animal
what is a mule?
This fruit offers up imagery that's central to the growth and maturation of a dynamic female protagonist from semester two.
what is a pear (the pear tree imagery)?
This Dad's somewhat distant and cool demeanor can perhaps be explained by his own childhood...
who is Bo?
this snack or treat actually turns into a true love
who is Tea Cake?
This town is where our novel was set, and it's the town Zora grew up in...
What is Eatonville?
this first word of a protagonist's nickname quickly establishes his relationship with his mother's employees
what is "Master"?
the "Boys" in this play that takes place in 1950...
who are Sam and Willie?
The relative of whom Antigone asks, "Are we sister, sister, brother? / Or traitor, coward, coward?"
who is Ismene?
The names of Ma and Bo's 4 surviving children. (3 of four will get you credit).
who are Lan, Bich, Thi, & Tam?
This is the name of the lake that rages like a beast when the hurricane comes to the muck...
what is Okeechobee?
the idea of putting the personal over the patriotic rubs this guy the wrong way
who is Creon?
this wrongly-accused child of a murdered king eventually gets his revenge on Macbeth
Who is Malcolm?
writer who is going to title his essay, "A World Without Collisions"
Who is Hally?
the two characters in the cautionary tale meant to warn Janie about her new-found romance...
who are Annie Tyler and Who Flung?
The city in which Thi's family lives right before they flee Vietnam.
What is Saigon?
this style of narration is a unique way of blending the thinking of both the narrator & characters.
what is Free Indirect Discourse?
the country where Manu (the teen with whom Luiselli becomes close during her time as a court translator) comes from
what is Honduras?
game that appears in 2 of the texts we read this year
what is checkers?
After Joe Starks passes, this teen begins to imitate Joe's speech ("IGod!") and mannerisms (chomping on a cigar) whenever he works in the store.
who is Hezekiah?
This city is site of the St. George's Park Tea Room
what is Port Elizabeth/Gqeberha?
What is the nickname of the train that takes many migrants from Central America up towards the Mexico/United States border?
What is La Bestia?
this country is the site of the refugee camp where Thi and family land after their escape-by-boat from Vietnam
what is Malaysia?
the friend on the muck who sleeps away the hurricane in an upstairs room of a house...
who is Motorboat?