Part 1
What is the author's name?
Jacqueline
Who did she live with in South Carolina?
Her grandparents
Where did Jacqueline move for the first time?
South Carolina
What time period is the book written about?
1960's early 1970's
What was Jaqueline's bestfriend's name?
Maria
Where was Jacqueline born?
Ohio
Where did Jaqueline move for the second time?
New York
Why do Grace and Mary get along?
They are both from The South
What did the kids do every Saturday?
They tried to sell bibles by knocking on peoples doors.
How did Jaquelines little brother, Roman, get sick?
He got lead poisoning from eating paint off the walls.
When is Jacqueline born?
February 12th 1963
Thomas Jefferson
Who did Jaqueline live near in New York until they passed away?
Her aunt
Where did Jacqueline live that felt most like home?
The south
What did Odella like to do?
Read
What religion is Jacqueline's grandmother?
Jehovah's Witness
What happened to Aunt Kay?
She got drunk and fell down the stairs and died.
How was New York described to Jacqueline before she moved there?
Sidewalks that sparkle and money falling from the sky.
What happened to Uncle Robert?
He went to jail and became a Muslim
Which laws impacted Jacqueline's parents and grandparents?
Jim Crow Laws.
Brooklyn
What was so significant about Jacqueline's great great grandfather?
He fought in the Civil War and his name is on a memorial in Washington D.C.
What made it difficult for Jacqueline to learn to read?
She is dyslexic
What happened to Mary Ann Irby's high school?
It burned down
What type of book is Brown Girl Dreaming?