Tricia Ann bounded up the steps and dropped in the bus fare. What does the word 'fare' mean?
Money paid to ride the bus.
100
You comin' in?
Are you coming in?
200
Who did Tricia Ann talk to on the bus?
Mrs. Grannell (or Mrs. Crannell)
200
Where did Tricia Ann sit on the bus?
In the "Colored Section" in the back of the bus.
200
What were Jim Crow laws?
Jim Crow laws were segregation laws that kept blacks and whites from interacting with each other.
200
It was Blooming Mary, an elderly woman.
What does the word 'elderly' mean?
old in years
200
What's got yo' face all clouded up like a stormy day?
What has your face all clouded up like a stormy day?
300
Who said to Tricia Ann: "Don't let those signs steal yo' happiness?"
Jimmy Lee
300
Where did Tricia Ann meet Blooming Mary?
Mission Church ruins
300
How did Blooming Mary help Tricia Ann change her mind about going home?
Blooming Mary helped Tricia Ann remember Mama Frances' words that she is no better or worse than anyone else.
300
She greeted Jimmy Lee, a street vendor.
What is a street vendor?
A street vendor is someone who sells goods to people on the street.
300
Hold yo' head up and act like you b'long to somebody.
Hold your head up and act like you belong to somebody.
400
Name three people who encouraged Tricia Ann on her way to Someplace Special.
Mama Frances, Mrs. Grannell, Jimmy Lee, Blooming Mary,
400
What was so special about the fountain in the park?
Tricia Ann's grandfather, a stone mason, had helped build the fountain.
400
Why was Tricia Ann upset in the hotel?
People were pointing and staring at her. It was the first time she had broken a Jim Crow law.
400
A group had gathered for a matinee performance.
What does the word 'matinee' mean?
Afternoon
400
They got to go 'round back and sit up in the Buzzard's Roost.
They have to go around back and sit up in the Buzzard's Roost.
500
Name a character trait of Tricia Ann and give an example of when she acted this way.
variety of acceptable answers
500
Why was the library so special to Tricia Ann?
It was the one place where all were welcome.
500
Tell two ways the library was a "doorway to freedom."
The building was open to everyone.
The books were filled with information and ideas. Having knowledge gives one the freedom to be anything they want to be.
500
Everybody said Blooming Mary was addled.
What does 'addled' mean?