Show:
Protagonist
Bad Bad Dad
Characters
Cause and Effect
Potpourri
100
What were Barbara's two "night-time transgressions?"
Bed wetting and rocking her head.
100
What was Dad's most prized possession?
His light-up picture of The Last Supper
100
What was the name of the man Dad brought home from the bar?
Eugene
100
What were the neighborhood kids helping the children gather rocks for?
To build a wall to protect the house from Dad's drunk driving.
100
Why were the children pulled out of bed at 3 a.m.?
Dad made them clean the house.
200
Why was Barbara excited to go off to Summer Camp?
They would fix her teeth for free.
200
Who did Dad torture besides Mother and why?
Alice, to get back at Mother.
200
Who was Mother's unexpected guest?
Her friend Betty from their time in college/the army.
200
What reason did Dad give for the hole in the dresser?
He was shooting at a rat.
200
What did Mother do to keep Dad and his guest out of the house?
She brought kitchen chairs to the front porch.
300
When Mother went back to work, what was Barbara's job in the house?
Taking care of Janet.
300
What did Eugene do to get kicked out of the house by Dad?
He set the couch and curtains on fire.
300
Dad's guest was too "friendly" to ___________.
Doris Ann
300
What traumatic event takes place at the end of the section after Mother loses her job?
They are evicted.
300
Why was it better to leave the house messy?
So Dad could see their progress when he pulled them out of bed for their 3 a.m. cleaning ritual.
400
Why was Barbara "consumed with jealousy" when they were picking up her siblings from camp?
Her brother had had a lot of dental work done.
400
Why was Mother afraid to tell Dad about any visitors?
He didn't want her to have any visitors, and was afraid of his reaction if he found out.
400
What did Barbara do to protect Doris Ann from the guest's sexual advances?
She took Janet from the crib and placed her in the bed with mom and Doris Ann and Barbara crawled into the crib.
400
What did Alice do to make sure none of the other children would tell on her?
She made them smoke a cigarette.
400
What does Barbara see to make her wish "Change Me Into Zeus's Daughter" and what is symbolic of what she sees?
The planet Venus, named after the Greek goddess of beauty.
500
Where did Barbara go to get away from the troubles at home, at least for a while?
A sewer pipe she had found.
500
How does Alice get back at Dad?
By stealing his money/cigarettes/keys when he passes out, and taking his car for a joy-ride.
500
What are some of the reasons the neighborhood kids give for why they like Mother so much?
She doesn't drink, she looked at their cuts/bruises, she helped with homework, she gave them things to eat.
500
What was symbolic of the cutting of The Last Supper picture and the reference to Judas?
The breaking up of the family and one of the family members is a betrayer.
500
How was their social status in Kimberly different than where they had lived elsewhere?
In Kimberley they were arguably the most well-off, when usually they were always the poorest.