Character
Who did Gussie and her sisters visit every summer in Texas?
Aunt Gloria
Who was Miss Grace’s husband, and who was her ex-lover?
Corporal Homewood was her husband; Mr. Vincent her ex
When Mother is asking for Worcestershire sauce at the beginning of the book, is any effort made by the staff to understand her?
No, they stare blankly at her until Gussie yells at them
What did Mrs. Fernley do to punish Gussie that made her realize the way she had been acting?
Make her write out vocabulary words using the “Funk and Wag” dictionary
What’s Gussie’s real name?
Augusta Davis
Who was the reverend of St. Jude’s church?
Reverend Augustus Davis, aka Gussie’s dad
Who was Margret seeing?
The 6’2 football player, Preston
She believes it’s unnatural, that they should learn to speak and lip read to fit in.
When she was first punished by her father, Gussie believed the punishment was unfair and unwarranted. How did her viewpoint change, what changed it?
When she discovered the mistreatment of the deaf students, she decided to take a stand. She realized how self absorbed she had been.
What was the first song Gussie hummed in church?
Happy birthday
Who used to teach at ASD, but moved to Birmingham because their parents wanted them to?
Miss Grace
Who bribed Augustus Davis with a new car if he took on a new church?
Mr. Snider
Why would it be such a big deal that Gussie was humming in church?
It’s disrespectful
What word made Gussie return Miss Grace’s letter and confess what she had done?
Integrity
Why did Gussie start skipping Sunday school?
She had a bad first day, dropping her offering money everywhere and embarrassing herself. She didn’t want to go back.
Who skipped Sunday school with Gussie?
Missy DuPage and Tripp
Who shook Gussie’s hand too hard and jerked it around?
Mr. Runion
Why didn’t Abe’s mother tell him where he was going?
Because he would’ve refused to go
What first action by Gussie started the domino effect for the rest of the major events in the book?
Humming in church
Why didn’t Gussie get to go to Aunt Gloria’s for the whole summer?
With their father gone more often, Mother needed help running the church and doing chores
Who was the intended victim of the Birthmark Baine’s prank?
Margret Davis
Which sister told on Gussie for skipping church?
Nell
How did everyone at ASD learn to sign?
By watching and picking it up; none of them were ever formally taught
When did Gussie start to regret how she treated Abe?
Almost immediately after she rejected his pickled egg, but especially when they had to leave him behind at the colored school.
Where did Gussie go after her first day at the hearing church?
The cussing woods