Characters
Who does Tony live with?
His grandmother
What is Opal's full name?
Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield
Where does the novel take place? (city AND state)
Oakland, California
What historic event does Jacquie's teddy bear discuss on Alcatraz?
President Roosevelt's connection with the teddy bear
This is an oversimplified, fixed, and often inaccurate belief about a group of people or things based on shared characteristics.
What is a stereotype?
Who does Edwin live with?
His mother, Karen
How much does Dene win from the grant?
$5,000
Where does Bill Davis work?
The Colosseum
What historic event does Jacquie's teddy bear discuss on Alcatraz?
President Roosevelt's connection to the teddy bear
This is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values.
What is confirmation bias?
Who has a crush on Blue?
Calvin Johnson
Name one of Orvil's brothers.
Loother and Lony
Where does Blue keep the safe with the money during the Powwow?
Under the table
Name one of the three rappers that Loother listens to, according to Orvil.
Chance the Rapper, Eminem, and Earl Sweatshirt
This is a period of uncertainty and confusion in which a person's sense of identity becomes insecure, typically due to a change in their expected aims or role in society (and nearly all the characters are going through one).
What is an identity crisis?
Tony calls his intellectual and physical disabilities his "Drone." What is the official term for this disability?
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
What is Harvey's brother's name?
Rocky
In which decade did the Alcatraz Occupation take place?
The 1970s
What classic female author is referenced multiple times in the novel? She partially inspired the title of our novel.
Gertrude Stein
This is the transmission of the psychological and physiological effects of traumatic experiences across multiple generations within a family or community. These experiences can include war, violence, abuse, oppression, and other major stressors.
What is intergenerational trauma?
What is Octavio's last name?
Gomez
What is the name of the drummer?
Thomas Frank
Who do Jacquie and Opal live with after their mom dies?
Their mom's stepbrother, Ronald
Dene mentions a song called "There There." Who is the band?
Radiohead
It's the real deal! This term means true to one's own personality, spirit, or character. Tommy Orange questioned whether
What is authentic?