who's that character?
willie's father's real name
H
what does the store clerk say/do after he sees robert has a black wife
he says no job for you, and forces them to leave
true or false: willie started singing during her teenage years
false: it is stated that she sings the national anthem for union meetings as a child
what song does willie sing at union meetings
the national anthem/ star spangled banner
what is the name of willie's sister
A: Margret
B: yaw
C: autumn
D: Hazel
D: hazel
during the union meeting, willie refers to him as "the whitest black boy she ever met"
Robert
what was H's occupation
a coal miner
True or false: willie doesn't want Robert to go into the mines
true
what state is willie from
alabama
instead of being a singer, willie takes a job as a
A:janitor
B:teacher
C:waitress
D: prostitute
A: janitor
a young male poet who attends church with willie occasionally and whom she forms a friendship with
Eli
while willie and carson are walking along the streets, what does carson buy with the nickel willie gives him
an ice cream cone
True or false, Willie kissed Robert when they first met(if false, explain what did happen)
False, Willie pushed Robert to the ground after he insulted her father
what age does willie get married at
18
willie was turned back from singing because she was
a: too dark
b: a woman
c: not from pratt
d: all the above
A: she is turned back and told she is too dark to sing on stage
this character is commonly referred to as "Sonny"
Carson
what does Robert buy with the last of their money
a haircut, new clothes,
true or false: the jazzing audience was ONLY whites
true
before coming to harlem, what was Robert's occupation(bonus 50 for the age he started at)
he was a store clerk
when the man in the grey suit begins to sexually assult willie, she
A: shoves him to the ground
b: looks at Robert and cries
c: runs out of the bathroom
d: spits in the man's face
d: she spits in his face
the woman whos son willie takes care of
ms morris
during her father's funeral, willie sang "this" song with repeated lyrics(the lyrics repated is the same as the song title)
willie sings "I will wear a crown"
true or false: willie was evicted 4 times in 6 months
false, willie was evicted 3 times in 6 months
how many kids does willie have, name them for full points and their ages for an extra 50
2, carson and josephine, 10 and 4
Support your answer: throughout the story which of these does willie portray most often
A: depression
B:anxiety
C: cynicism
D: all of the above
B: we commonly see willie getting anxious throughout the story, most commonly when she is about to sing