Poems
In "gunnar's children", what do Jacqueline and her siblings call Grandpa Gunnar?
Daddy
Where does Mama want to move to in part 2 of the novel?
New York
What is the figurative language used in the lines, "the branch is a switch now / no longer beautifully weeping at the bottom of the hill"?
Personification
What is foreshadowing?
When the author hints at something to come later in the story.
In the poem, "The Leavers," why are the black families leaving Greenville to head up North?
They are heading up North for a better life.
Why doesn't home feel like home anymore to Mary Ann?
Her siblings are gone
What type of figurative language is used in the lines, "She is tall and dark-skinned, / beautiful and broad shouldered. / She wears gloves and dark-colored dresses made for her / by a seamstress in Charleston"?
Sight imagery
What is a "switch"?
A stick or branch used for whipping
In the poem, "the fabric store", why do Jacqueline and her grandmother feel comfortable in the fabric store?
They are treated as regular people, not thieves
Why does Mary Ann not want her children to use slang?
She wants them to sound educated and proper, to keep attention off of them and keep them safe.
Identify the type of literary device in the following line, "...the weight of our grandparents' love like a blanket with us beneath it, safe and warm."
Simile
What does "amid" mean?
What shocking news comes to Jacqueline and her siblings in "the letter"?
Her mother is pregnant
What is the name of Jacqueline’s newest sibling?
Roman
Identify the type of literary device in the following line, “The South, his Kryptonite.”
Allusion
What does "ashen" mean?
Very pale or gray, like the color of ash
In "leaving greenville", what is Jacqueline too sleepy to tell her mother when she says "We have a home up North now"?
That Greenville is home.
What are Hope, Odella, and Jacqueline's reactions to meeting their new baby brother?
Hope: Happy that he is no longer the only boy.
Odella: Loving, Gentle, Caring
Jacqueline: Jealous/Unhappy
Identify the type of literary device in the following line, “Let the bible become your sword and your shield.”
Metaphor
Define "yonder"
A Southern slang way over saying "over there"