Quotes
“But poverty, starvation, and drunkenness are ugly subjects to choose. We all admit these things exist. But one doesn’t write about them.” (Chapter 9)
Who is Miss Gardner?
How does McGarrity help the Nolan family? (Chapter 38)
He offers Francie and Nolan easy jobs at his saloon for about an hour everyday and a half day on Saturday. He’s pay them each two dollars a week, which tremendously helped Katie financially. (considering the fact that she herself can barely work)
What was the initial reason as to why McGarrity wanted to hire Johnny’s kids to work for him? (Chapter 38)
McGarrity missed Johnny and the way he talked of his own family. It almost aligned with McGarrity’s idea of a dream family. McGarrity hoped that hiring Francie and Neely would help replace for that emptiness he felt, but Neely and Francie didn’t really talk a lot. They couldn’t fill in that missing void.
This person finds it hard to accept money from others due to her pride. (Chapter 38)
Who is Katie?
Mrs. McGarrity fed this to Francie. (Chapter 38) (start with what is…)
What is Jell-O garnished with whipped cream?
“Now I’m Cornelius John Nolan.” (Chapter 39)
Who is Neely?
Describe the legend about the three wishes you make on Confirmation Day. (Chapter 39)
One wish had to be impossible, another wish had to be something you could make come true yourself, and the last wish had to be for when you grew up.
What relevance does this quote have: “She laughed for the first time since Papa had died and Mama opened her eyes and smiled.” This quote is found at the end of chapter 38, and it talks about how Francie was thinking out loud about a headache she had without noticing. -What theme is presented?
This quote symbolizes some type of healing within the Nolan Family. Although the going is tough, they learn to get closer with each other to fight over the grief of Johnny.
This person is in desperate need of someone to talk to.(Chapter 38)
This is Francie’s confirmation name. (Chapter 39) (Answer with who is…)
Who is Mary Frances Katherine Nolan?
“Yes. But I want to live for something. I don’t want to live to get charity food to give me strength to go back to get more charity food” (Chapter 38)
Who is Katie?
Explain why Miss Gardner doesn’t want Francie to write about “ugly“ subjects. (Chapter 39)
Miss Gardner, who supposedly also struggled with money, argued that writing about being poor and hungry would make her dull. She said that writers must strive for beauty always and that beauty is truth, truth beauty.
Why does Francie burn all the old essays that received good grades? (Chapter 39) (Answer with themes)
Francie realizes that her old essays were meaningless and lacked truth. She tells herself, “I’m burning ugliness.” She was upset at the remark her teacher made and decided to take care of the essay about her father. This shows a theme of defiance, growing up, and forming her own opinion + acting on it.
This person took the snapshot of Francie and Neely on Confirmation day. (Chapter 39)
Who is Flossie Gaddis?
Miss Gardner uses this word to describe Francie’s stories. Tell me the word and define it. (Chapter 39) (Start answer with what is…)
What is sordid?
-filthy, dirty, base, gross, mean, low
“Why, Mrs. McGarrity‘s all right. Mr. McGarrity‘s all right, too. I guess they aren’t all right to each other.” (Chapter 38)
Who is Francie?
Explain why Sissy stopped using the strong sweet perfume. (Chapter 38)
She stopped using the strong sweet perfume because she already has a man (her “John”) and a baby. “This strong perfume is tied up somehow with a woman wanting a baby and wanting to find a man who can give her a baby and look after it and her too.” -Francie
What does Neely’s last wish on Confirmation symbolize on how he views his father. His wish was to not drink like his Papa when he grew up. (Chapter 39)
It shows that Neely was well aware of Johnny’s alcoholism despite Katie always telling her kids to refer to their dad as sick. It emphasizes the issue that brought the Nolans to turmoil and poverty. Neely strives to be steady.
This person says he feels like part of the Rommely family because he‘s always sending messages back and forth about birth, sickness, and death. (Chapter 38)
Who is the insurance collector?
This is the name of the heroine in Francie’s story called THIS IS. It is the untrue story of Francie’s life and it features a girl that is conceived, born, and brought up in sweltering luxury. (Chapter 39) (Start with who is…)
Who is Sherry Nola?
“You can’t eat a diploma.” (Chapter 38)
Who is Evy?
Describe McGarrity’s dream about a family. (-doesn’t have to be verbatim but must have at least 3 distinct points)
“McGarrity used to have a dream about a family. This dream family lived far away from the saloon; so far that he had to hop a trolley to get home in the early morning after he locked up the saloon. The gentle wife of his dreams waited for him and had hot coffee and something nice to eat ready. After eating, they’d talk…talk about other things than the saloon. He had dream children—clean, pretty, smart children who were growing up sort of ashamed that their father ran a saloon. He was proud of their shame because it meant that he had the ability of begetting refined children.”
In the beginning of chapter 38, Francie is willing to quit school to work and help support her family. However, he mom is against it because she wants Francie to graduate. What does this reveal about both Francie and Katie? (Answer with themes)
-Although Francie likes school, she’s willing to not go back in order to help out her family. This shows Francie’s determination and selflessness.
-Katie values education and this resembles this ongoing theme centered on the American Dream.
This person was a pink-eyed girl and her hair was of such pale red that it, too, could be called pink. She was mean and stupid. She has been left back so many times that at fourteen she was still in the sixth grade. (Chapter 38) (MUST ANSWER WITH NAME TO GET FULL CREDIT)
Who is Irene? (McGarrity’s daughter)
FILL IN THE BLANK…”Johnny told me me how you ripped up an old dress of yours and made kitchen curtains out of it. He said it made the kitchen look fine, like the inside of a … (Chapter 38) (start answer with what is…)