Chapters 1-6
What is the name of the special group the six kids form to talk on Friday afternoons?
The ARRT A Room to Talk
Hayley and her uncle make a 7 hour drive to visit her father in prison. What happens after they arrive?
He refuses to see them.
Hayley's letter is from whom?
Her father
Chapters 17 features Holly and her mom, Kira, as they pick up _______ from school, and creating a lively atmosphere in the car.
Haley/the narrator
What does albino mean?
Why does Haley live with her Uncle Kevin instead of her parents?
He mother is deceased and her father is in jail.
Why does Hayley ask for a recorder?
She wanted to be able to go back and listen to their conversations and remember what they said.
What does the letter Hayley receives say/explain?
Her father apologizes for not showing up and says that he will always show up from this day forward.
What is Haley's reaction when she sees several boys bullying Ashton?
She wants to run over and help him but can't because the car is pulling off.
What does camaradarie mean?
Friendship, trust, loyalty and mutual respect among friends.
What is Holly's experience/story in the group?
She is more well off and has more things at home.
In the beginning, Esteban feels completely comfortable sharing his feelings at the beginning of the new class. Yes/No. Why?
No. He "warms up" later and begins to share after talking and listening to Amari.
What does the sentence, "Think about the Familiar." mean?
To think about things the students and the people around them do every day.
Who is Berry?
Haley/the narrator's mother.
What is the meaning of the acronym ARTT?
A room to talk.
Amari encourages Esteban to face challenges with ______.
together/with each other
Esteban's father was taken while he was at work earning money for his family. Yes/no. Why?
Yes. He went to work and did not return home.
When Esteban withdrew from the circle and sat in the window sill, what did Ashton and Amari do?
They moved the other students' desk in a circle around Esteban who was sitting in the window sill.
Holly's knitting symbolizes her connection to her ____________.
grandmother
What is a necker?
Someone who slaps someone else in the back of the neck.
Her intentions are for them to talk and share their lives and feelings with each other. They create a camaraderie.
What sport was Esteban's father really good at playing?
Baseball
The group finds comfort in meeting in what room?
The ART Room.
Who experienced a terrible accident at the park several years earlier that resulted in a broken arm?
Haley/the narrator.
What type of literature does Esteban's father write?
Poems