Ali
Ali's hobby.
What is boxing?
Noodles' talent.
What is drawing?
Needles' secret talent.
What is dancing?
Ali's sister.
Who is Jazz?
This is the book's setting.
What is Harlem, N.Y.?
Ali's boss and trainer.
Who is Malloy?
The first thing that Noodles tries to steal in the story.
What is yarn?
This calms Needles down when he is having an "episode".
What is knitting?
She stops the fight at Momo's party by calling the police (or at least saying they are on the way).
Who is Tasha?
The author of this book.
Who is Jason Reynolds?
Ali's punishment for going to the Momo party.
What are house chores and being grounded?
The name of Noodles' crush.
Who is Tasha?
The name of Needles' syndrome.
What is Tourette's?
She does most of the housework at the Brooks' house.
Who is Jazz?
DAILY DOUBLE: You can bet all your money!!
This is the opening scene of the novel.
What is: Ali and Noodles are sitting on the stoop playing "Would You Rather"?
Ali's legal name.
What is Allen Brooks?
The reason that Jazz gave Roland (Noodles) his nickname.
What is he was kissing a girl like slurping noodles?
DAILY DOUBLE- you can choose to bet all of your money!
She is the one who comes up with the solution for Needles' episodes- her REAL NAME.
Who is Doris Brooks (Ali's mom)?
This character's girlfriend is an EMT and checks that Needles is okay after the fight.
Who is Black?
This is the novel's climax: the most intense moment in the story. HINT: it is usually at the middle of the plot.
What is the fight at the Momo party?
Who is Muhammad Ali?
The reason Noodles resents his brother.
What is their dad left because of Needles' syndrome?
Needles loves to do this, but he is mediocre at it.
What is rap?
This character has a sketchy job and leaves her sons alone for days on end.
Who is Needle and Noodles' mom?
This is the final dramatic scene at the end of the novel.
What is: Needles has a breakdown and the only person who can calm him is Noodles, which causes them to reconcile?