Mrs. Flowers
What does Mrs. Flowers serve Marguerite? (two items)
cookies and lemonade
What word means "light cotton fabric?"
voile
Why did Corpi's father play with the doll's house?
To show Corpi how much fun it could be
What does the word "lethal" mean?
deadly
What does Marguerite's mother call Mrs. Flowers?
Sister
How does Marguerite feel about her mother in comparison to Mrs. Flowers?
She feels her mother is not as refined as Mrs. Flowers
What word means "clothes closet"?
Chifforobe
How does Corpi's family feel about tomboys?
What does the mother believe about "being yourself"?
It will make you happy.
What machine do the narrator and her sister throw out in "Good Housekeeping"?
a stuffed turkey
What does this selection suggest young people need?
Encouragement
What is an "aura"?
distinctive atmosphere coming from something
an author
What does Mama say the type writer needs?
WD-40
What genre were the three selections we read? (besides nonfiction)
Autobiography/memoir
When Maya Angelou grew up, what did she realize about her childhood image of Mrs. Flowers?
It was overly idealistic
What does the word "taut" mean?
tense, tight
Cancer
What food does Louise make for Thanksgiving?
sweet potato soufflé
What creature will Mama not let her daughters throw out in "Good Housekeeping"?
a stuffed turkey
When the author talks about exchanging the "Southern bitter wormwood for a cup of mead with Beowulf," what is she talking about?
Forgetting the grim realities of life and escaping into the world of books
What is a word that means "the most important quality of something"?
essence
When she was a child, what does Corpi dream of becoming when she grew up?
An astronaut
What is the Lost Franklinia of John Bartram?
a small flowering tree
The author's attitude towards the subject of the text