The Diamond Ring
Brian and Jeannette found the diamond ring while doing this activity
Scrounging
The name of the street the Walls family lives on in Welch.
Little Hobert Street
The man from child welfare had this under his arm when he arrived.
a file holder
The actual weight (carats) of the diamond found in the lumber.
Two carats
The number of days the family had gone eating only popcorn.
Jeannette told the man her father was a "technology developer" and this.
an entrepreneur
Rose Mary refuses to sell the ring because she says it does this for her.
Improving her self-esteem
The "taboo" Jeannette breaks to go swimming in the morning.
swimming with black people/Dinitia
Jeannette says her Dad trained the kids to avoid this "species."
government
Mom compares the importance of the ring to this basic human necessity.
Food
The reason why the "white" kids didn't swim in the morning.
There was a 50-cent admission fee
The specific reason Jeannette is so angry after the man leaves.
She is afraid the family will be separated
The ring was meant to replace a wedding ring that Rex had done this to.
Pawned it
The specific exercise Rose Mary does to "improve her circulation."
toa touches (calishtenics)
After the visit, Rose Mary paints a picture of a woman doing this.
Drowning in a stormy lake