Places
SUS takes place in this state
What is Mississippi?
This is the name Bird is known by after his mother leaves.
What is Noah?
These institutions symbolize free thought and help to find missing children.
What are libraries?
Jojo vomits when he takes part in this in the opening pages.
What is killing a goat?
A type of character that changes throughout a text.
What is a dynamic character?
Bird & his dad live in this city & state
What is Cambridge, MA?
She is Bird's only friend at school.
Who is Sadie?
This is Bird's 1st clue to his mother's whereabouts.
What is the postcard?
Pop give Jojo this for protection on his journey to get his dad.
What is a gris gris bag?
A type of character that remains the same throughout a text.
What is a static character?
Jojo's family road trip leads them here.
What is Parchman Prison?
Bird finds this wealthy friend of his mom on his travels.
Who is Domi or the Duchess?
This is strewn throughout trees to represent resistance.
Given wins a bet by doing this.
What is killing a deer?
A character that serves to highlight something about the main character.
What is a foil?
Bird travels to this city looking for his mom.
What is NYC?
This brother of Pop's is sent to prison with him.
Who is Stag?
In a game with his mom, Bird draws these to battle a beast.
What are cats?
The only thing Leonie buys Jojo for his birthday (be specific).
What is a baby shower cake?
What is the exposition?
Misty mentions this former home of Jefferson Davis as a place of beauty during the trip.
What is Beauvoir?
The student who is killed in an anti-PACT protest.
Who is Marie Johnson?
This fruit is mentioned in Margaret's "Our Missing Hearts" poem.
What is a pomegranate?
What is the court house?
The device used to describe when a novel starts in the middle of the action.
What is in media res?