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Who is the main couple in this love story?
Tish and Fonny
What gift does Fonny give Sharon?
a wooden carving of a man
What is the final event of the book?
Tish giving birth to the baby
How did Tish and Fonny meet?
during a fight in elementary school
What is the neighborhood of New York that Tish and Fonny grow up in?
Harlem
What happens to Frank at the end of the book?
he takes his own life
Where does Tish work?
A perfume counter; the department store
Who is Pietro?
Victoria Rogers' new boyfriend in Puerto Rico
What is the name of Fonny's accuser?
Victoria Rogers
Where do Tish and Fonny first encounter officer Bell?
at a tomato stand
What are the names of the Hunt sisters?
Adrienne and Sheila
Who is Frank?
Fonny's father
What does Fonny dream of becoming?
A sculptor
How does Fonny's mother react when she finds out that Tish is pregnant?
she disapproves, gets very angry and curses Tish and the baby
What year did Baldwin write "If Beale Street Could Talk"?
1974
Who is Tish and Fonny's childhood friend that reappears later in the novel?
Daniel
Who is Jaime?
the taxi driver that helps Sharon while she is in Puerto Rico
Which neighborhood do Tish and Fonny move to?
What is the title of the book named after?
Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee which is famous for blues music (the song "Beale Street Blues")
What is Fonny's given name?
Alonzo
What landscape does Tish use a metaphor of to descibe the jailhouse?
the Sahara desert
What kind of food does Tish and Fonny's favorite restaurant serve?
Spanish food
What was Sharon's dream/career before she met Joseph?
She wanted to be a famous singer
Where does Sharon go in Puerto Rico to look for Victoria?
a nightclub
Who says the quote: "I hope that nobody has ever had to look at anybody they love through glass."
Tish