Talents & Dreams
What does Jacqueline write in her composition notebook that lets her know she can write anything?
Her full name
Grandmother left South Carolina because she had no more _____ there.
family
What was the original name of New York City?
New Amsterdam
Grandmother says Jacqueline has her grandfather's ___ ___.
easy way
What does Jacqueline buy for a dime at the bodega?
bubble gum cigarette
What language did Maria teach Jacqueline to speak?
Spanish
Fill in the blank "Middle of the night, my _____ coughing, me upright. Startled."
grandfather
Jacqueline and her sister attend P.S. 106. What do the letters P.S. stand for?
public school
How do people speak in the South?
slow
What hair-do won't Jacqueline's mother let her have?
afro
What secret talent does Hope have?
singing
Georgiana (grandma) left South Carolina when who died?
Daddy (grandpa, Gunnar)
What is another name for a fire hydrant?
johnny pump
What did grandmother iron each Saturday night?
ribbons for the girls' hair
How many ways did Roman and Jacqueline say there are to play chess?
two
What Southern tree did grandma plant in New York?
Mimosa
Where does Uncle Robert end up going?
prison
A birch is a kind of _____.
tree
What store did Jacqueline and her grandmother visit that treated them equally?
The fabric store.
What do the sidewalks in New York sparkle like?
diamonds
What did Uncle Robert say you could make if you catch a dandelion puff?
A wish
In New York, what weather causes Jacqueline and her siblings to have to stay inside to play?
What was the TV show The Big Blue Marble about?
earth
While living in New York, what place did Jacqueline go to on Saturdays that made her think of Greenville?
Kingdom Hall
What physical feature does Roman share with his half siblings?
a gap tooth smile