Charachters
What is Jacqueline's fathers name?
Jack Woodson.
What subject area is Hope really interested in?
Science/Chemistry
Where was segregation the worst at the time this book took place?
The south
Ohio, South Carolina, New York
What do the children do when they're bored in New York and they cant go outside?
Play board games
What are the names of the four siblings at the center of this book, list them in order of oldest to youngest.
Hope, Odella, Jacqueline, Roman
During what decades does the book take place?
1960's/1970's
How did Miss Bell, a neighbor of the Irby's in South Carolina, support the march?
She fed and gave hospitality to the marchers.
What is the street Jackie lives on in Greenville?
What makes baby Roman sick?
Eating Lead-based paint
What was Jaqueline's bestfriend's name (in New York)?
Maria
After they leave their father in Ohio, where does Jacqueline's mom take them to live, and who do they live with?
In South Carolina with Jacqueline's maternal grandparents, Gunnar and Georgiana Irby.
How did the Mom tell the kids to act on the bus?
She told them to sit straight, but she still told them that they were equal to everyone else.
What school do the children go to in the summer?
Mrs. Hughes’s Nursery and Day School.
What is Jacqueline's birthday?
February 12, 1963
What is Jacqueline's mothers name?
Mary Ann Irby
What did the kids do every Saturday in South Carolina?
They tried to sell bibles by knocking on peoples doors.
What happened to Aunt Kay?
She got drunk and fell down the stairs and died.
What school does Jackie go to in New York?
P. S. 106
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 are the names of Jacqueline's aunts?
Aunt Caroline, Aunt Alicia, Aunt Ann, Aunt Ada.
It is mentioned early on in the book, what president is Jacqueline descended from?
Thomas Jefferson
What happened to Uncle Robert at the end of the book?
He went to jail and became Islamic.
What is the street where the family shops in New York?
Knickerbocker Avenue
What do the children buy when they go to the corner bodega?
Bubblegum cigarettes