Zuri´s Traits
This trait describes Zuri's fierce self-reliance and her belief that she and her sisters already have their lives "figured out."
What is Independent?
Zuri says her heart "isn't ready to let her big sister drift away" when talking to this character.
Who is Madrina?
At the start of the book, Zuri insists that her life does not involve "those new ______ across the street."
Who are the boys?
Because Pride is told in the first-person perspective, the story uses this specific pronoun to refer to Zuri.
What is "I"?
This is the full name of the author who wrote the novel Pride.
Who is Ibi Zoboi?
Zuri wears this emotional "armor" to protect herself when she feels outsiders are judging her family or culture.
What is Pride?
Fill in the blank from page 25: "Every book is a different hood..._______ is how i visit places and people and ideas."
What is reading?
This physical neighborhood serves as the setting that Zuri is desperately trying to protect from gentrification.
What is Bushwick(Brooklyn)?
This creative form of writing is tucked into the narrative, giving us a direct look at Zuri's deep rhythmic thoughts and passions.
What is poetry?
Pride is a modern, remix adaptation of this famous classic novel written by Jane Austen.
What is Pride and Prejudice?
Zuri's biggest character flaw involves making immediate judgments about the Darcy family based entirely on this factor.
What is their wealth/social class?
When Zuri wants to "hold Bushwick a little bit tighter", she is reacting to this specific family moving in across the street.
Who are the Darcys?
Zuri shows a major turning point in empathy when she steps in to protect this specific character at a bodega.
Who is Darius Darcy?
Because we only see the world through Zuri's initially biased lens, she can be described as this type of literary narrator.
What is an biased narrator?
This is the specific university that Zuri dreams of attending and living on campus at.
What is Howard University?
Because she loves her neighborhood exactly as it is, Zuri shows an intense resistance to this inevitable concept.
What is change?
Complete Zuri's quote from the end of the book: "...the new people moving in, with their extra money and dreams, can sometimes make things ______."
What is better?
Zuri´s defensive reaction to people judging her large family
What is anger?
First-person POV creates a high level of this emotional quality, making the reader feel deeply connected to Zuri's hidden fears.
What is intimacy?
This character is Janae's love interest, whose wealthy background initially irritates Zuri.
Who is Ainsley Darcy?
This literary term describes the process an author uses to grow a character from a defensive mindset to an open-minded one over the course of a story.
What is character development?
On page 138, Zuri lays out all her deep anxieties such as money,college, and home showing this rare emotional state to her sister.
What is vulnerability?
By the end of the end novel Zuri realizes that a neighborhood can experience growth without completely losing its orignal_________.
Name the two main concepts from Jane Austen's classic that perfectly match Zuri's character flaws and growth trajectory in this book.
What are Pride and Prejudice?