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Explain this quote
Vocabulary
True or False
LaVaughn and Jolly
100
Jolly gets fired for [blank]?
Jolly gets fired for stabbing her boss in the hand with a pencil (after being sexually assaulted)
100
"I brought the pot and the dirt and the lemon seeds from my house. Jeremy didn't know what I meant "Wait a while".
What is the message/importance of the lemon seeds?
The seeds represent patience and waiting for things to grow.
100
Define din
A loud, unpleasant noise
100
Jolly's parents abandoned her at a young age
False
(We don't know what happened to Jolly's parents)
100
Why did Jolly come home one night with a bloody face?
She wouldn't give out her personal address
200
Jilly had to go to the hospital because she choked on a [blank]
A plastic tarantula
200
I understand how he sees everybody's knees. And the bumpers of cars. And under tables. That's his line of vision"
His line of vision being how he views the world. Unlike an adult, Jeremy, being a little kid sees the bumper of a car, or legs walking past because that's how he sees things, or his perspective.
200
Define remnant
A small remaining amount; left overs
200
At the end of the book, LaVaughn still babysits for Jolly and are on really good terms.
False
200
Why did LaVaughn start watching the kids for an hour each afternoon?
So that Jolly could focus on her homework
300
[Blank] is the leader of the Moms Up Program and helped Jolly get into the program.
Barbara
300
"Do I hafta wear a sign says 'NO MORE MEN CLIMBIN' ALL OVER ME, LOOK WHAT YOU DONE ALREADY"
Why does Jolly say this?
Jolly says this because she's tired of being walked over. She has gotten sexually assaulted multiple times before, has gotten fired for it too ("look what you done already"). She feels like she has to wear a sign because it keeps happening over and over again. So will a sign get men to listen?
300
Define corsage
An arrangement of flowers often used as an accessory.
300
LaVaughn's mother is upset when LaVaughn tells her about the choking incident
False
300
Why did LaVaughn stay with the kids even after she was getting no pay?
She developed a bond with Jeremy and Jilly
400
[Blank] was like a motherly figure to Jolly
Her Gram (her late foster parent)
400
"This word college is in my house, and you have to walk around it in the rooms like furniture"
To LaVaughn, college becomes a constant topic and something you have to "walk around" or avoid.
400
Define exterminating
To kill/fully destroy
400
LaVaughn comes from an educated family
False
400
What does Jolly imply that might've been at fault for her getting pregnant?
Drugs "You end up pregnant because some guy has a nice high for you.." - Pg 154
500
Jolly gets upset and calls LaVaughn's mom [blank]
a "Big Mama"
500
"Her children are all hungry, she's blind, she's got this one lemon.." "..with the juice of the lemon and some clean water from the spring, they have there, and she makes lemonade"
What is the message behind this parable?
Making Lemonade is a metaphor for doing the best with what you've got. The old woman had nothing but a lemon, but she turned a bad situation into a good one, by making lemonade with that one lemon for her and her family.
500
Define vigorous
healthy; full of energy
500
Jeremy needing glasses is a good thing for Jolly
False
500
What does LaVaughn want to pursue as a career?
LaVaughn wants to be a teacher.