Who is
Who is Ella?
the main character, a black girl
Why did Ella go to Boston?
because she wanted to live with her mama and her mama invited her to go
What did Ella recieve from her mama?
a letter
Where does Ella live?
in Alcolu
Who is Myrna?
a black girl who grew up with Ella
Why did children call Ella 'a zebra'?
Because one of her parents was white and another one is black
a fishing lure
Where does Ella's mama live?
Boston
Who is George?
a black boy who is in love with Myrna
Why was Myrna jealous of Ella?
because Ella could go to Boston to live with her mama and because people treated Ella nicely because of her skin
What did Ella find in her mama's closet?
a record
Where did Ella's mama keep her record?
in her closet
Who is Mr Parker?
a white man who runs the store in Akolulu and treats black children nicely
Why is life in the city easier for black people than life in small towns?
white people in the city don't hurt black people
Why did Boston seem wild to Ella?
because it was bigger than her hometown and it was noisy
Where did the church have a picnic?
near the creek
Who is Svetlana?
a white woman who treated Ella nicely on the train
Why was Svetlana nice to Ella?
Because she was from Russia and she was different from the white people in the US
Why did Ella want Helen to live?
Because she wanted to live only with her mama
Where was Ella sitting on the train? Why? Where did she go to use the bathroom?