Chapter 1-3
Chapter 4-6
Chapter 7-9
Word of the Day
ASE
100
When there is a totem pole, where do the best of the best go?
What is the bottom of the totem pole
100
What did Mama and Ty'ree do together?
What is bills and cut coupons
100
How did the boys get to the movies? Did they actually make it there? Why or why not?
What is the train; No; They were arguing
100
What is Routine
What is something you do everyday or a fixed or habitual way of doing something
100
What does A.S.E. stand for?
What is Answer, Support, Explain.
200
Who is "that guy from Rahway" and what did he do?
Who is David and he made a knife out of a shoehorn
200
Who always burned the toast?
Who is Mama
200
What is the name of the Movie Theater?
What is the Quad
200
What does it mean to take the initiative?
What is taking the first step in doing something without being asked.
200
Why is it 100% important to use quotes that are taken DIRECTLY from the text. I like to call them "copy and paste quotes"
What is they are used to support and prove your answer.
300
Who wanted to kiss the bottom of Newcharlie's heels?
Who is Aaron
300
When this person walked into Mama's funeral Aunt Cecile gave herself the sign of the cross and pressed her handkerchief up to her mouth.
Who is Charlie surrounded by two guards
300
Which character reads a bunch of cookbooks?
Who is Ty'ree
300
What is a stereotype and give an example from the novel.
What is a predetermined mental image or way of thinking about a group of people; "All Chinese people know karate."
300
What is one quote you can remember that shows Charlie being mean?
What is "Later Milagro Killer" or "he turned and gave me the finger" etc. Answers will vary.
400
Where is Mama from?
Where is Bayamon, PR
400
Where did Ty'ree bring Mama's clothes? Where did Ty'ree sleep before Mama died?
What is Goodwill; The couch
400
What is the Fresh Air Fund?
What is a camp for poor kids.
400
What is the word that means " to lock up or to be locked up"--SAY AND SPELL CORRECTLY
What is I-N-C-A-R-C-E-R-A-T-E (Incarcerate)
400
What is the order in which we write our A.S.E. response. What comes first, what comes second, and what comes third?
What is ASE/SE/SE
500
Describe Lafayette's Dream
What is a dream about catching fish and then having Newcharlie knock his fish out of his bucket
500
What did the boys do after cleaning out all of Mama's stuff?
What is "we stood there crying until the sun was down."
500
Describe where each character was when Daddy saved the lady and the dog.
What is Ty'ree and Daddy were at Central Park; Mama was at home taking care of Charlie; Lafayette was unborn and was in Mama's stomach
500
What is the word that means a goal or a plan? SAY AND SPELL CORRECTLY
What is O-B-J-E-C-T-I-V-E (objective)
500
Is an A.S.E. the same as a Long Composition?
What is NO NO NO NO NOOOOOO! A.S.E. is used for open-response writing. They are VERY precise and need to include direct quotes from the novel.
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