Bread
What does duped mean?
tricked
What does plaits mean?
braids
What does tremulous mean?
What does tidied mean?
cleaned, or made neat
What is Ms. B's favorite color?
What does heel mean?
A crusty piece of a loaf of bread
What does teeming mean?
filing up and overflowing
What does imperceptibly mean?
ever so slightly
What was the murder weapon used in this story?
Leg of lamb
What college did Ms. B graduate undergrad?
Gettysburg College
How many locations did the author of Bread use in this short story?
4.
forcefully
What does insistently mean?
over and over again; repeatedly in a manner that demands attention
Where was the first place Mary went after she murdered her husband? What was her alibi?
The grocery store
What is Ms. B's height?
5'3
What happened to the loaf of bread that the rich sister refused to donate to her poor sister?
Her husband cut into it and blood flowed out
What grade was the main character of this story going into?
Kindergarten
Fill in the blank: The main character did not transform into a fox, she ________________________. Her old body was gone.
reincarnated
How did Mary get rid of the murder weapon?
She cooked the leg of lamb and had the detectives eat it
What is something Ms. B was not allowed to do growing up?
Acceptable answers: go to the beach, go to the pool, go to sleepovers, have a boyfriend.
What does subversive mean?
intended to weaken or destroy a political system, organization, or authority
What did the mother have trouble doing in this story?
Reading and writing
What was Mary's emotional response at the end of the story?
She giggled.
What other school's did Ms. B teach at? Name all three.
Roxborough High, KIPP High, Frederick Douglass Middle