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Ms. G Facts
100

What is JJ's Dad's name?

Mario

100

What is the play's setting?

Boyle Heights, East LA

100

Why is JJ's Dad worried about him?

-JJ is failing school

-JJ got suspended

100

What does the G in. Ms. G stand for?

Ms. Gitten

200

What is the name of the man who works at JJ's Dad's shop?

Oscar

200

What is the playwright's name?

José Casas

200

What is the argument/disagreement between JJ's Dad and JJ's teacher?

-JJ's teacher thinks JJ should be tested for a learning disability, JJ's Dad does not.

-JJ does not understand why JJ needs to be suspended. 

200

What is Ms. G's dog's name?

Hudson

300

What is JJ's Mom's name?

Sandra

300

What are stage directions?

  • Tells the reader, actor, director what is happening on stage. 
  • In (parenthesis) and italics
  • Not read out loud during play
300

Name one thing JJ creates with circuit boards. 

Alphabet soup, robot, roller coaster, super computer, map

300

What is Ms. G's favorite color?

Blue

400

What is JJ's Teacher's name?

Linda

400

What does Chicano/Chicana mean?

An American of Mexican origin or descent

400

How many days is JJ suspended for?

4 Days

400

What does Ms. G like better? Starbucks or Dunkin?

Dunkin

500

How old is JJ?

10 years old

500

What is a barrio?

The Spanish-speaking quarter of a town or city

500

What machine is JJ's Dad working on in Scene iii. Bored

Washing Machine

500

Is Ms. G from Massachusetts or Connecticut? 

Massachusetts

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