Symbols
Themes
Characters
Quotes
Plot
100
Pink is a symbol in the story for who?
Charlotte
100
Diversity is shown throught the story, what theme can be pulled from this?
Friendship can exist even when people are diverse from eachother
100
Juan Antonio, who was he?
The american girls boyfriend
100
“I sought him out in secret.” pg. 7, why did she have to see him in secret?
This was because their friendship wouldnt have been accepted by Charlotte
100
What nickname did the girls at school give the american girl?
Salt
200
The crumbling of the house is a symbol for what?
The crumbling of colonialism in Jamaica
200
“perhaps the young man had tried off coupling. perhaps he needed a secret sharer” pg. 4, which theme does this show?
Friendship is needed to be happy
200
Was Charlotte a bad person?
She wasn't really bad she was only stuck in the past
200
"I felt only awkward that a boy two years older than myself was responsible for my laundry." pg 7, Why is this quote significant?
It shows how the american girl felt towards Columba having to do all the housework and how he was treated, she felt that it was not right
200
Why did Jaun Antonio give the american girl money and what did he say to do with it?
He gave it to her for school and told her to share with the other girls to fit in
300
Columba is called "collie" which represents him being a what?
A dog with Charlotte being his "master"
300
“there we talked. compared lives. exchanged histories. we kept each other company, and our need of company made our conversations almost natural. The alternative was dreadful loneliness; silence, but for the noises of the two adults. Strangers.” pg. 7, which theme does this express?
That even people who our have completely different lives in confide in eachother
300
Do you think Columba was treated like a slave?
Yes because all of his freewill was stripped when he had to kill the doves
300
"I thank him for showing them to me, promising on my honor not to tell." pg. 8, What is the significance?
It shows how trusting they were with eacother and how close their friendship was
300
What was the story that as said on the radio and what was the significance?
it was a story of a man lost at sea alone on a boat in the middle of the ocean. And it symbolized Columba and the american girl"s isolation
400
Doves represent what?
Freedom and hope
400
In the book friendship is used in a theme, what theme is this?
That friendship is essential to life
400
What drew the american girl to Columba? and why did they have a strong friendship?
Thw way his life was similar to hers and how he coped with it. It was a strong friendship because they understood eachothers pain of being isolated and unaccepted
400
"This was not done" pg. 10, What does this mean?
It means that Columba and the american girls friendship is'nt over, like the lives of the doves
400
What did Charlotte say about Columba's name?
That it was a name for a white bird given to a black man
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