Jamaica
What are the colors of the Jamaican flag?
Black, yellow & green
What was the main character living on (eating) in "Cheap, Fast, Filling"?
Hot pockets
Who wrote "Black Prince for George Floyd"?
Nancy Morejon
What country was Julia Alvarez born in?
The US (in NYC)
The first name of this author is the name of another country. What is her full name?
Jamaica Kincaid
Name two people from Barbados; one must be from classwork.
Rihanna & Esther Phillips
What do you call the dialect that was used to write "Kinky Hair Blues"?
Patois
What poem is this from:
"is haiti really free
if our babies die starving?
if we cannot write our names
read our rights keep
our leaders in their seats?"
"mud mothers" by Moise
Cuba is the largest what?
Largest island country in the Caribbean
Finish the line:
"...a woman working at home on her art,
housekeeping paper as if it were her ________"
Heart
Sentences.
What was the subject of Phillips' poem, "Legacy"?
Her mother
Who or what is the subject of the poem "Another Mould"?
Babies/children
Who are the two Haitian authors we have read so far?
Moise & Gay
What did Digdora Alonso write?
"Two Poems for My Granddaughter"
How did Alvarez feel about her last name in "Names/Nombres"?
She loved it, was proud of it, defensive of it when people pronounced it incorrectly.
How many colors are on the Antiguan flag?
5 (red, black, blue, yellow, white)
What year did Barbados become independent?
1966
Una Marson was born in: 1925, 1905, 1955
1905
How many flags does Haiti have?
2
What is the name of another poem we read by Morejon?
"New Women"
Who wrote and performed spoken-word about her Afro-Latina identity?
Elizabeth Acevedo
This is the name of a book (and the name of a girl) based on the Antiguan author's own life.
Lucy
This is the subject of "Unwritten Poem."
Phillips' son-in-law
What country did Una Marson work in for decades before returning to Jamaica?
England
$21 Billion
In November, Cuban protestors wanted to march for civic rights and for positive change in their country. What happened?
“Yo también soy América” means what?
I, too, Sing America (the title of her poem)
How old was Jamaica Kincaid when she was sent to New York City?
16
Esther Phillips is reminded of her brother when she sees whom in "My Brother"?
A little boy