Characters
The man who worked at The Jackson Hotel that was very critical of Retta
Who is Chat
Pasty
pale-faced, flushed
What genre of music does Retta sing/like
What is COUNTRY
Retta's hometown
Where is Starling TN
Where Retta goes to follow her dream
The drunk that worked as secretary for Ricky Dean before Retta
Who is Shanay
use up the supply or resources of/diminish
What is depleting
The name of the song Retta wrote and performed at the Mockingbird when she was discovered
What is "Home"
Where Retta is living when she comes back to Nashville, After Mama leaves Daddy for The Dollar King
Where is Ricky Dean's office/Ricky Dean's Auto Den
Had a major crush on Retta
Who is Riley
The man that was a second father to Retta, her boss who passed.
Who is Ricky Dean
quickly and accurately
what is efficiently
The FOUR places Retta lives in the story
What is her home in Starling, her car, the Jackson Hotel, and Ricky Dean's Auto Den
Where Retta works
Where is Ricky Dean's Auto Den
Retta wants to be someone that....
Hint: she says it a lot in the book
Somebody Everybody Listens To
The author of New & Noted that wrote about Retta's performance
Who is Judy Dickerson
complied
what is did as requested
Retta feels this emotion often while living away from home.
What is loneliness
Where Retta performs at an open mic night
Where is The Mockingbird
Indelible
unable to be removed; permanent
Emmerson's friend that was mean to Retta
Who is Deandra
stupors
What is a state of near unconsciousness
The internal conflict within Retta that haults (breifly stops) her dream throughout the book
What is her family v.s. pursuing her dream
Where Retta works as a singer and lives temporarily.
Where is The Jackson Hotel
Ricky makes an analogy (a comparison) between a U.S. state and his feelings of Retta's performance in the shop.
The name of that U.S. State
Arizona