Characters
Who is the narrator of the story? (First and last name)
Carrie Brown
What city and state does this story take place in?
Eatonville, FL
"She sat as firmly as a planted pot."
Simile
What happened to Sonny at the beginning of the story?
He was attacked by Ghost the gator.
Zora, Carrie, and Teddy all display this theme throughout the novel.
Friendship
What is the name of the man found decapitated by the train tracks?
Ivory
What year does the story take place?
1903
"That afternoon, I was a patch on a healing blanket."
Metaphor
Why does John Hurston get upset with Zora?
Zora brought up death at the dinner table.
Gators, segregation, and small towns where everyone knows each other are examples of what?
Southern Culture
What two jobs does Mr. Joe Clarke have?
Sheriff and Store Owner
What is the name of the tree that Zora is grateful for?
Loving Pine
"The Bermuda grass was singing soft and clear for them."
Personification
How did Carrie hurt her shoulder?
She fell off the cliff at the Blue Sink because she heard Ivory's voice.
What does Gold struggle with that ultimately leads to her brother's death?
Her black identity
What is Zora's middle name?
Neale
Where was Old Lady Bronson found injured?
Blue Sink
"Stains darkened both sides of his white morning coat from the armpits almost to his waist."
Imagery
What did Gold reveal about Ivory's death to Zora and Carrie at the Loving Pine?
What do Gold and Mr. Pendir have in common?
They both were alienated.
Who said the following quote: "There are two kinds of hearts. There's the ones that don't got nothing in them. And there's others that need to pour their feelings out."
Mr. Ambrose
What is the name of the fancy town where even presidents want to spend their winters?
Lake Maitland
"The butterfly danced in the air out of Zora's yard and down the road."
Personification
How did Mr. Ambrose and Mr. Joe Clarke get justice for Ivory?
Joe Clarke took Gold out of Eatonville, and Mr. Ambrose made William's businesses dry, leaving him broke and gone from Lake Maitland.
How does the theme of "community" reveal itself through Carrie?
At the end of the novel, when she looked inside herself, the community of Eatonville was all she saw.