"Nervous Conditions"
When they meet at the homestead, Tambu disapproved of Nyasha for this.
wearing a short skirt
Comparing two things using "like" or "as?"
Simile
Actress that Jing-Mei's mom wanted her to be like
Shirley Temple
Name of country where Nervous Conditions takes place
Rhodesia/Zimbabwe
What state is Ms. Radigan from?
Rhode Island
Name of the culture/language
Shona
A narrative in which the characters often stand for abstract concepts.
Allegory
This activity helped the children in "Imperium" manage their hunger
Smoking cigarettes
Country where Jing-Mei's mother lost her first two babies
China
Who are Ms. Radigan's 2 best friends at Avenues?
Ms. Heath and Mr. Ohringer
Tambu tries to fund her education through this activity.
Selling mealies
A figure of speech in which a comparison or analogy is made between two unlike things,
as in the phrase “evening of life.”
Metaphor
Candy that Esperanza wanted to stop for in "Halloween"
Now N' Laters
Setting of "The Things They Carried"
Vietnam
What Brooklyn neighborhood does Ms. Radigan live in?
Bed Stuy
Why doesn't Tambu want to go to her parents' wedding?
They believe it is making a mockery of her family.
A reference to something in literature, history, mythology, religious texts, etc.
Allusion
Name of the child in "The American Embassy"
Ugonna
Town & country where "Imperium" takes place
Pinsk, Poland
Where did Ms. Radigan go to college?
Wesleyan
Names of Tambu's 2 younger sisters
Netsai and Rambonai
The technique of presenting the flow of thoughts, responses, and sensations of
one or more characters
Stream of consciousness
Symbol for the protagonist and the Kinsellas becoming a family.
3 lights on the horizon
City and country where "The American Embassy" takes place
Lagos, Zimbabwe
What is Ms. Radigan's favorite Avenues snack?
Those mini choc chip cookies