Characters
Plot
Themes
Setting & Structure
Quotes & Details
100

Who is the main character and narrator?

Who is Bobby?

100

What life-changing news does Bobby receive? 

What is that Nia is pregnant

100

What major responsibillity does Bobby learn?

What is parenthood?

100

What point of view is the story written in? 

What is First person? 

100

What is the Name of Bobby's daughter?

Who is Feather? 

200

Who is Feather's mother? 

Who is Nia

200

Who becomes Feather's primary caregiver after Nia can no longer care for her? 

Who is Bobby

200

What lesson does Bobby learn after becoming Feather's father? 

What is responsibility? 

200

Where does this story take place? 

What is New York?

200

What does Bobby give up because of his new responsibilities? 

What are his carefree teenage activities? 

300

Who helps Bobby by watching Feather while he is at school? 

Who is Coco

300

What option does Nia and Bobby consider before Feather is born? 

What is adoption?

300

Which theme is developed as Bobby learns to put Feather's needs before his own? 

What is selflessness (or sacrifice) 

300

Why does the author switch between the past and present? 

What is to show how Bobby's life changed? 

300

What birthday is Bobby celebrating when he learns Nia is pregnant? 

What is his 16th birthday?

400

Who is Bobby's older brother? 

Who is Paul

400

What event forces Bobby to become Feathers' full-time parent? 

What is Nia developing eclampsia and falling into an irreversible coma after giving birth? 

400

Besides parenthood, what other important theme is explored? 

What is love, family, or growing up?

400

What do the "Now" chapters mainly focused on?

What is Bobby's life raising Feather? 

400

What is the author's last name? 

What is Johnson? 

500

Which friends are often with Bobby during school? 

Who are J.L. and K-Boy

500

What final decision shows Bobby has matured? 

What is moving to Heaven, Ohio to give Feather a better life?

500

What does the book show about the challenges of being a teenage parent? 

What is that it requires hard work, responsibility, and maturity? 

500

What are the two labels used to organize the chapters in the novel? 

What are "Then" and "Now"?

500

What award did this novel win in 2004? 

A)The Booker Prize

B) Nobel Prize

C) Michael L. Printz Award

D)John Newbery Medal 

What is Michael L. Printz Award (c)

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