Part 1
How does part 1 end?
Jacqueline's parents have their last fight and separate. Her mother takes the children South.
Why do the children call Gunnar "dad"?
He is their father figure since Jack is no longer in the picture.
How does Roman become sick?
Eating paint off the walls. Lead poisoning.
What was Jacqueline's first book about?
Butterflies.
Jacqueline's wish is always the same what is it?
To be a writer.
What happened to Uncle Odell?
He was hit by a car in South Carolina
Explain the difference between Nicholtown and Greenville.
The towns are segregated. Nicholtown is where the colored folks live and Greenville is where the whites live.
In school what are the two things Jacqueline can not partake in and why?
The pledge of allegiance and birthday parties. It is against their religion as Jehovah's Witnesses.
What does Uncle Robert catch Jacqueline doing in Brooklyn?
Graffiti
What is the name of the tree that grandma plants when she comes to live in Brooklyn?
Mimosa Tree
What is Jacqueline's birthday including the year?
February 12th, 1963
What happened to Sterling High School in Greenville?
It was burnt down by white people who saw some of the students marching downtown.
Explain why Jacqueline and her family had to move out of two apartments in NYC.
The first apartment was old and the ceiling fell into the bathtub. The second apartment is where Aunt Kay died and they couldn't live there after knowing this.
What do Jacqueline and Maria do with their dinner sometimes?
They trade with each other, so they can enjoy the other mother’s good cooking.
In part 5 readers finally learn about Jacqueline's mother's religious beliefs. What does she believe in?
Destiny and fate. She believes everything happens for a reason.
What school did Jack receive a scholarship to?
Ohio State University
List Jacqueline's siblings in order from oldest to youngest. (including Jacqueline)
Hope, Odella, Jacqueline, and Roman
Why do the children have to go to Mrs. Hughes's house when they are in Greenville? What is going on with grandpa and grandma?
Their grandfather is too sick to watch the children and grandma has to work a full-time job.
How is Jacqueline's experience as an African American different from her grandparents and parents?
Jacqueline's maternal grandparents grew up with racial discrimination from the Jim Crow Laws.
How did Hope react when Mary Ann brought Jacqueline home from the hospital?
He said "Take her back. We already have one of those."
Who said the following: "I treat people like I want to be treated.....Do all the preaching and praying you want but no need to do it for me"
Gunnar
The children always say "out of sight out of mind" when referring to what?
Their father Jack.
How does Jacqueline learn to write?
She copies down the lyrics to songs and then reads them out loud to her mother.
Who is Angela Davis?
A civil rights activist that Jacqueline watches on television. She is a part of the Black Panthers.