Characters
Which character is known in Brooklyn as “the saloon type.”?
Mae McGarrity
Which character said “Johnny, wherever you are, pull yourself together just one more time. One more time…”
Katie
What does Francie realize is different about sissy?
she has stopped wearing strong perfume
What was Mr. McGarritys dream? (3 things)
-a gentle wife he could talk to
-clean educated and refined children
-live far away from the salon
Which character says “Now, I’m not a snob,”
Miss Garnder
What was Francine’s first job? What did she have to do?
She worked at Mr. McGarritys saloon and made beds and washed dishes.
What was the game Mr.McGarrity played whenever Johnny would come in?
he would imagine that all the good things johnny told about Francie and Neeley were actually about his children
Which characters says ”And I got A’s because I was a good liar.” and why?
Francie wrote about things she had never seen like the flowers or the sky arching. She believes they are lies because she has never seen any of these things.
Why does Francis receive a bad grade on her writing assignments?
because she writes of “sordid” subjects like poverty, starvation, and alcoholism.