Characters
Who is the only character who doesn't show joy when Mama gets her new teaching job?
Daddy
What does Evie say she is doing instead of track?
Tutoring
What item is Mama holding when she's dancing?
The letter
It has initials on it
Monogrammed
"Thank you Jehovah! Thank you for my faith!"
Mama
Toswiah's childhood friend
Lulu
What grade will Mama teach?
5th Grade
Spikes and flats are types of what?
Running shoes
A scratchy, rough sound
Raspy
"Why are you so smelly?"
Anna
Evie's new friend on the track team
Mira
What do Mira and Evie do on Friday?
Race to the corner
What Jehovah's witness magazine is Mama always reading?
The Watchtower
A word that is spelled the same backwards as forwards, like "racecar"
Palindrome
"It didn't feel like the right thing no matter how many times you tell me it was. It felt as wrong as Raymond Taylor's dying felt!"
Daddy
Evie's new nickname on the track team
Spider
Where is Mira from?
Antigua
What is the silly dance that Mama and Daddy used to do called?
The Hustle
Cheap, water resistant floor
Linoleum
"God, you walk fast, girl. Where you heading?"
Mira
The coach of the track team
Leigh
Which public school will Mama Teach at?
Public School 13
What words are on the faded shirt that Evie wears to track?
Denver Middle School
Epaulette
Shoulder decoration on a military uniform
"You said you had a cousin named Toswiah? What was she like?"
Toswiah