Cast of Characters
Chapters 1-3
Chapters 4-6
Chapters 7-9
Chapters 10-11
100
Who is Dyamonde's best friend?
Free
100
What did Dyamonde want her mom to buy her and where could you get them from?
Red high-top sneakers from Sneaker Heaven
100
What spilled on Dyamonde's shirt the second day she wore it?
Milk
100
Besides girls' clothes, what else did Dyamonde write down to collect for Isabel's family?
Men's clothes, women's clothes and boys' clothes
100
What did Dyamonde bring to school to collect the donations in?
Her mom's shopping cart
200
Who is Dyamonde's friend that is a fantastic poet?
Damaris
200
Who is Free doing his book report on and what sport does he play?
Jackie Robinson and he plays baseball
200
What did Dyamonde never call Mrs. Daniels unless she wanted something?
Mommy
200
To get all the items that Isabel's family needed, what did Dyamonde decide to do?
Have her own clothing drive outside the school building
200
Where did the cart stay while Dyamonde was in class?
In Mr. Samson's, the school's janitor, closet
300
Who is the girl with the awesome white streak in her hair and dimples you could swim in?
Isabel
300
What did Mrs. Daniels do as punishment for Dyamonde demanding she buy her shoes?
She packed away all her clothes leaving behind a pair of pajamas and some underwear
300
What happened to Isabel and her family?
Their apartment caught fire and they lost everything
300
Who did Dyamonde ask to proof read her clothing drive announcement and what did she do to make it better?
Damaris and she made it better by turning it into a poem
300
What did Mrs. Cordell donate to the clothing drive?
Her pretty blue coat
400
Who hid Dyamonde's clothes in her spare bedroom?
Mrs. King
400
Since Dyamonde only has pajamas in her closet, what was she supposed to wear to school the next day and why was this a problem?
The clothes she had worn the day before and it was a problem because the clothes already had a mustard stain on them
400
Why did Dyamonde march into the living room naked?
Because she was washing her only pair of clothes in the bathroom so they would be clean for the next day
400
Where did Damaris get the $5 she chipped in to make copies of the flyers?
It was part of her prize money she had left over from the poetry contest she had won
400
What did Tameeka donate?
Her new pink high-top sneakers
500
Who are the three T's?
Tanya, Tylisha, and Tameeka
500
Who was Dyamonde hoping would be out sick from school so she did not have to see her?
Tameeka
500
Since Dyamonde's school was unable to have a clothing drive, what initially did Dyamonde do?
Ask her mom for her clothes back so that she could donate some to Isabel
500
Who threw the flyers they received on the ground and who picked them up?
The Three T's and Tameeka picked them up
500
Did you like the book? Why are why not? (everyone who answers this question gets points for it)
Thanks for your opinions!
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