Poetry
What type of poems make up "A Wreath for Emmett Till?"
sonnets
What was the name of the court case that determined it was unconstitutional to segregate public schools? (called "__________ versus Board of Education")
Brown vs. Board of Education (in Topeka, Kansas)
Who are the protagonists of Born a Crime?
Trevor and Patricia
Growing up, I never knew that my grandmother lived in the center of the bullseye. (1 thing)
metaphor
This weekend Ms. Bigelow is having her _____th birthday party!
30th
Iambic pentameter refers to the ___________ of the poem. (1 word)
rhythm
What city was Emmett from?
Chicago (Illinois)
What is the setting of Born a Crime?
South Africa in the 1980s through early 2000s
At the time, a black woman learning how to type was like a blind person learning how to drive. (2 things)
simile & hyperbole
"Born a Crime" is a _______ _______ ________ #1 Best Seller.
New York Times
"The circus of nightmares has begun" is what type of figurative language? (2 types)
juxtaposition & metaphor
What was Emmett's mom's name?
Mamie
What is the difference between an autobiography and a memoir?
autobiography moves chronologically and covers the person's entire life; memoir focuses on a certain event or time period in someone's life (in this case, Trevor's childhood and adolescent years)
Nothing burns like a tire- it rages with a fury you can’t imagine. (2 things)
simile & personification
Trevor Noah is currently ___ years old. *(within 1 year above or below)
38
symbolism, figurative language, themes
Whose house was Emmett staying at in Money, Mississippi when he was kidnapped? (What was this person's relationship to Emmett?)
his uncle (Mose Wright)
What year was Born a Crime published?
2016
Sometimes the restaurants and clubs would get shut down, sometimes not. Sometimes the performers and patrons would get arrested, sometimes not. It was a roll of the dice. (2 things)
idiom & metaphor
Trevor Noah is currently the host of The _________ Show.
Daily
Who is the author (first & last name) of "A Wreath for Emmett Till?"
Marilyn Nelson
What was Emmett's nickname?
Bobo
What years is apartheid considered to have started and ended?
1948 & 1991 (or early 1990s)
My mom and I used to go to Joubert Park all the time. It’s the Central Park of Johannesburg. (2 things)
allusion & metaphor
The _____________ _____________ of ______________ made miscegenation (mixing of races) illegal.
Immorality Act of 1927