Vocabulary
Characters
Quotes
Plot
Setting
100
This is the way Jamal felt when he didn't know if Dwayne would tell that he had threatened him with a gun.
What is anxious?
100
Her name matches her personality. She always has something to say
Who is Sassy?
100
"Abuela found the gun"
Who is Tito?
100
Name an inner conflict that Jamal deals with.
What is whether he should join the Scorpions or not?
100
This is where Jamal threatened Dwayne with the gun?
Where is the storage room at school.
200
The building where Jamal and his family live could be described as this.
What is a tenement?
200
What adult character regularly disrespects Jamal and his mother?
Who is Mr. Davidson?
200
"Your brother's gone. You next"
Who is Indian?
200
Name a character vs. character conflict in the novel.
What is Jamal vs. Sassy, Jamal vs. Indian, Jamal vs. Mr. Davidson, etc.
200
This is where Jamal and Tito go to escape their worries.
What is the boat basin.
300
To call motion to someone; to call them to you with a wave of the hand
What is to beckon?
300
He is a central character to the story, but we never meet him.
Who is Randy?
300
"Mama said you shold wash the dishes instead of me"
who is Sassy?
300
Name a Character vs. Society conflict.
What is the Scorpions vs. the law, etc.
300
This is where Jamal gets a job.
What is the bodega owned by Mr. Gonzalez?
400
Rude, obnoxious behavior.
What is insolent?
400
She has quiet eyes.
Who is Abuela?
400
"Lord, when am I going to learn that my rpobelms don't belong to nobody but me?"
Who is Mama?
400
This is what Mama is forced to rely on when things don't go her way.
What is her religion?
400
This is where the shooting takes place.
What is Marcus Garvey Park?
500
This is a renewal: a rebirth
What is renaissance?
500
He refuses to loan money to Mama for Randy's appeal.
Who is Mr. Stantion.
500
"If you don't get your act together. I'm going to have to straighten you out"
Who is Jevon Hicks?
500
This is the climax of the story.
What is the shooting in the park?
500
This is the city where the story takes place.
What is Harlem?
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