Milkman
Milkman leaves home to search for what he believes is gold. Where does his journey begin?
Michigan
Guitar is a member of this secret organization.
the seven days
Milkmans Full Name
Macon Dead III
Gold in these chapters symbolizes what at first for Milkman?
Wealth and material success
Milkman travels to this Pennsylvania town where he begins uncovering his family history.
Danville
The Seven Days responds to injustice by doing what?
Committing retaliatory killings
Milkman’s father is obsessed with what?
Wealth and Property
As the story develops, gold comes to symbolize what instead?
Miselading Goal
Milkman meets Reverend Cooper, who connects him to stories about his father. What is the name of the community of older men he spends time with?
The Seven Days
Guitar believes strongly in what idea of justice?
Eye-for-an-eye racial vengeance
Pilate, Milkman’s aunt, represents what key value in contrast to Macon Dead?
Spiritual wisdom
Stories serve what purpose in the novel?
Preserving identity and truth
Milkman realizes that his father’s story about gold is actually connected to what instead?
Family History
This conflict begins to grow between Guitar and Milkman during these chapters.
Distrust and moral disagreement
Milkman learns that his family name “Dead” came from what kind of mistake?
A Clerical Error
Milkman’s physical journey reflects what internal process?
Personal Growth
By the end of Chapter 6, Milkman’s motivation begins to shift from greed to what deeper purpose?
Self-discovery and understanding his heritage
Guitar suspects Milkman of what betrayal?
Keeping the gold for himself
A major theme in these chapters is that identity is shaped by what?
Knowledge of roots and history
The novel repeatedly explores the tension between what two forces?
Materialism vs. spirituality