Characters
The novel's main character
Who is Irene Redfield?
Where Irene Redfield and Clare Kendry are from
Where is Chicago?
The act of pretending to be white
What is "passing"?
After Irene reads the letter, what does she do with it?
She tears it up and throws it out the window
Irene Redfield's childhood friend who "passed"
Who is Clare Kendry
The city where Irene Redfield lives
Where is New York?
Name of Clare and Jack's daughter
Why was Irene scared that a strange woman was watching her in the Dayton Hotel cafe?
She feared that the woman knew she was not white
Janitor who died in a saloon fight
Who is Bob Kendry
The place where Irene sees Clare for the first time in twelve years
Where is the Dayton Hotel?
Reason for Jack to call Clare a racial slur
Her skin has gotten darker over the course of their marriage
Why was Clare scared to give birth to her daughter?
She was scared her daughter would be born of color
Racist man who does not know is wife is black
Who is Jack Bellew?
Place from where Clare sends the letter to Irene
Where is New York?
Brian Redfield's occupation
What is a doctor?
How does Clare describe her Aunt Grace and Aunt Edna?
Very religious and poor as church mice
Married to Fred Martin and had twin boys
Who is Gertrude Martin?
Years in which the novel was based on
What is the 1920's
Year the novel was published
What is 1929?
Why was Clare visiting Chicago?
Her husband was there for business