Part 1
The name of the area of Greenville where the Woodsons lived with their grandparents
What is Nicholtown?
Gunnar is disrespected by the white men that work under him in this role/place
What is the foreman at a printing press?
We see this ism in the poem "genetics" when strangers treat Roman differently, calling him angel child and doubting their relation
What is colorism?
Hope's talent
what is singing?
What is winter and death?
The school that Jack went to (and played football for)
What is Ohio State?
Jackie's grandmothers does these two jobs in order to have enough money to feed her grandchildren
What is teaching and daywork (cleaning homes)
This act of defiance is one of the ways that Jackie pushes back against her religion (with her friend Alina)
What is singing America the Beautiful and the Star Spangled Banner?
What did the kids do every Saturday?
What is they walked door to door spreading the good word?
Uncle Robert has this hair style that Jackie's mom says Jackie can't have until she is grown up
What is an afro?
The date that Jackie is born
What is February 12th, 1963?
Jackie and her siblings are not allowed to play with these children because their mother committed adultery
This character died after a fall and often ate Argo Corn Starch
Who is Aunt Kay?
This Peter Seger song lends its lyrics to this section of the book
We Shall Overcome
Who is Angela Davis?
What is Ruby Bridges attending an all-white school?
This causes Mom to use the switch on the children and remind them that they are from the North
What is saying ain't?
Name five things Jackie could not do because of her religion:
-no halloween, no christmas, no birthdays, no voting, no fighting, no cursing, no wars
Jackie and her grandmother are here when Jackie realizes that she doesn't want to "stay where she belongs" and instead wants to be brave
Where is the bus?
The mimosa tree poking up through the snow is a symbol of this motif
What is hope?
The Woodson's can trace their lineage back to this historical figure who engaged in a nonconsensual relationship with a woman he had enslaved
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This is the only place in downtown Greenville where they aren't treated like thieves or less than
What is the fabric store?
Because they live in low income housing, Roman becomes sick with this ailment
What is lead poisoning from eating paint chips?
These two stories are key to Jackie's evolution as a writer. One is a story she tells aloud in class, the other is one she writes
What are The Selfish Giant and The Butterfly Book?
Uncle Robert comes out of jail and tells stories about this religious prophet
Who is Muhammed?