Who said it?
"At one time, I would have given anything to be in school. But not at my age. My time is gone. Cooking and cleaning, looking after others, that's my school now. That schoolhouse is your school. Cutting cane was the only thing for a young one to do when I was your age. That is why I never want to hear you complain about your school."
Tantie Atie/ Atie
Who bought some face cream that promised to make her skin lighter?
Martine
loa with the sacred colours red and blue
Erzulie
"We are going to be strong as mountains."”
simile
What is called "humiliation" in the novel?
Testing
"You must never forget this, Your mother is your first friend."
Grandme Ife/ Ife
My flesh ripped apart as I pressed the pestle into it. I could see the blood slowly dripping onto the bedsheet.
Sophie
loa with the colour yellow
Marassas
My mother is a daffodil,
limber and strong as one.
My mother is a daffodil,
but in the wind, iron-strong.
Metaphor
I am a fat woman trying to pass for thin. A dark woman trying to pass for light. And I have no breasts. I don't know when this cancer will come back. I am not an ideal mother."
What theme is highlighted here?
Identity/ Identitiy Crisis
"I want to do dactylo," I said, "be a secretary."
Sophie
killed Dessalines
The Macoutes/ Ton Ton Macoutes
Freedom fighter mentioned in the novel
Dessalines
There was not enough room for both me and the doll on the bed. I picked her up and laid her down sideways. She still left little room for me.
symbolism/ symbol
Maybe if I spend more time with you, I will want this baby. I would want this child if the nightmares weren't so bad. I can't take them. One morning, I will wake up dead.
What device is this?
Foreshadowing
"The pursuit of happiness."
Joseph
When they entered a house, they asked to be fed, demanded the woman of the house, and forced her into her own bedroom. Then all you heard was screams until it was her daughter's turn.
The Macoutes / Ton Ton Macoutes
loa of life and death
Brigitte
the mother I had imagined for myself was like Erzulie, the lavish Virgin Mother. She was the healer of all women and the desire of all men. She had gorgeous dresses in satin, silk, and lace, necklaces, pendants, earrings, bracelets, anklets, and lots and lots of French perfume.
Allusion
We were twins, in spirit. _________________.
What is the missing word?
Marassas
"A butterfly you shall be,"
Erzulie
She walked into her room, took her statue of Erzulie, and pressed it into my hand.
Grandme Ife/ Ife
The name for the ruling years of Papa Doc and Baby Doc
The Duvalier Regime
“"You will have to say it," he said. "What is it? Life? Liberty? The pursuit of happiness?"
Allusion
The air in our room smelled like candles and incense. We sat on ________ heart-shaped pillows that Davina had made. The colour _______ stood for life and growth.
What is the missing word?
green