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Name the two main characters in the story.
Martine and Madeline (Maddie)
Why doesn't Martine want to learn English?
Her whole life is explained by using Creole.
Where are the characters in the book from?
What do you do if you glance at something?
You take a quick look
Name the author of this book?
Rita Williams Garcia
On page 186, what did Madeline say to Martine that got her upset?
You should serve Coke. You'd attract more customers.
On pg 197, Madeline tells Martine "You go around with your Haitian friends speaking Creole. You make yourself invisible." What do you infer this means?
By not trying to be America, sticking with only her cultural group, she was separating herself from the rest of the students.
What kind of landform is Haiti?
An island
Name the two ways to use the word expression.
An expression is something you say
An expression is a look on your face
How many pages is Make Maddie Madder?
18 pages
On pg 191, what does the word dwet mean?
Finger
They bring in a lot of money. Their behavior isn't that bad. Customers want to see the players.
Name the two bodies of water that surround Haiti
Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
Name something familiar to you from Kennedy School
Various answers accepted
How many sections is the story divided into?
9 sections
Name a three of the tasks that Martine orders Madeline to do?
Push tables together, put out a tray of water glasses, put ice pitchers on the table, put knives and forks on the table
Various answers accepted
What country shares a border with Haiti?
Dominican Republic
You are at the grocery store and you can't find the coffee. What kind of exchange do you have with a store worker?
Question and Answer. You would ask the store worker where to find the coffee. The store worker would tell you where to look.