Gerald
Age of Gerald when book begins.
3
What was one thing Monique did to Gerald to "teach him a lesson?"
Made him wear dirty diaper and burned his hand with a lighter.
How did Aunt Queen get the heat turned back on?
She threatened to call the news.
How did the apartment fire start when Gerald was 3 years old?
Playing with GI Joe and a lighter
Angel was as light as a feather
Simile
Which relative can Gerald count on for help?
Aunt Queen
(Symbolism) Why did Monique do this? "Mama never, never wore white,"
purity wholesome etc
Why is Aunt Queen in a wheelchair?
She has brittle bones. (Arthritis is not an acceptable answer - sorry guys)!
What did Gerald build with the old wheelchair he found? What happened to it?
go-cart It was destroyed by a Cadillac.
(at Hazelwood Middle School) The dark upstairs windows looked like huge, accusing eyes, staring at him.
Personification
Why did Gerald wake up in the hospital?
He accidentally set apartment on fire with lighter
Where was Monique the night of the fire?
With Mr. Leroy and / or doing drugs
What did Gerald do to make Aunt Queen madder than he had ever seen her?
Rode his home made go cart into the road and could have been killed
What did Gerald’s “Mama” do when she caught him playing with her lighter? What was her reason for doing this?
Held his hand over the fire to teach him a lesson.
"Enjoy your youth , my young friends. Tomorrow is may be gone.
Forshadowing
What "surprise" did Aunt Queen tell Gerald the evening before his 9th birthday?
Monique was coming to see him and/ or had gotten out of jail
What was Monique doing the night she was hit by a taxi?
getting cigarettes for Jordan
Why had Aunt Queen never met Angel until she was 6 years old?
Jordan claimed her as his child and took her to Atlanta to live with his mother.
Who was Geralds best friend? (other than Angel)
Rob
Monique was a butterfly fluttering around the apartment when Jordan was home.
metaphor
What happened to Jordan and why after Gerald told the police on him?
He was arrested, served 6 years in jail for molesting Angel and abusing Gerald and Monique
(Symbolism ) "wore a red dress-somehow he knew that she’d have on red-that was tightened at the waistline with a shiny gold belt."
danger-red materialism attention seeking, etc
Why did Aunt Queen get upset when the doctor asked if Gerald had a father?
She was angry because she thought that the doctor assumed that all Black men abandon their children.
Monique, Gerald’s mom, had a few more surprises for Gerald when she saw him at Aunt Queen's on his 9th birthday. What were they?
He has a sister and introduced him to Jordan and /or she wants him to come live with her.
The click of her high heels.....
onomatopoeia