Laura
Laura's ice cream order
Banana split
Malcom's age
not quite 16, so 15
The name people called Malcom after being seen with Sophia
Red
An American dance which was born in Harlem and has evolved since then with the jazz music of that time.
Lindy-hop
The blonde girl Malcom left Laura for
Sophia
Who raised Laura
Her grandmother
The things Malcom served at the fountain
sodas, sundaes, splits, shakes
The reason Laura started crying in the taxi cab
She had confronted her grandmother
A synonym for Gage
Marijuana/ reefer
The shoes girls would change their heels for before showtime
How Malcom found out Laura's name
He heard her name called by a few of the others who came in when she was there.
The person who got Malcom the job at the Townsend Drug Store
Ella
What Malcom did after working
went Lindy-hopping
When only the greatest lindy-hoppers would stay on the floor, to try and eliminate each other.
showtime
Shorty's alto sax idol
Johnny Hodges
Laura's planned Major
Science
The person Malcom was substituting at his Drug Store job
a fellow who left for college
The news Malcom ran into after being late for work
Pearl Harbor bombing
to juice back
to drink alcoholic beverages fast
One of the showtime favorites at Roseland
Mamie
The place where Laura's only friend lived
Cambridge
The band playing Malcoms first night out at Roseland
Hamp's band
The reason Ella disliked Malcom's job at the Roseland Men's room
it was a “no prestige job”
To have a fit
to be very angry or shocked
The person playing at Roseland when Malcom and Laura went together for the first time
Count Basie