Names
The names of Kenny's brother and sister
Byron and Joetta
The city or state mentioned where the temperature was warm compared to Flint, Michigan.
Atlanta, Georgia.
What does Dad mention when Mom fondly remembers her childhood in Birmingham, Alabama?
The American South had segregated bathrooms.
The city and state Kenny and his family live in.
Flint, Michigan
the person Kenny's dad called whose house had better heat.
Aunt Cydney.
What were African-Americans seeking for in the American South during the time of this story?
Basic Civil Rights for all Americans.
The nickname of the Watson family car.
"The Brown Bomber"
Kenny and Byron's job to get ready for the trip to Aunt Cydney"s.
Scrape the ice from the "Brown Bomber".
The year the story takes place.
1963.
The nickname of Momma's olde boyfriend in Georgia.
"Hambone" Moses Henderson
His lips froze to the side mirror.
How does the "Brown Bomber" symbolize Kenny's family?
Though old, the care is old, yet reliable, and it gets the family where they need to go. The car symbolizes the family love that helps the family handle adverse and harsh circumstances.