Stigma
What emotion does Sarah feel the most as a kid?
Shame
What emotion in Sarah was dulled over time?
Fear
What did Betty rely on after Ray left her?
Welfare
What does Betty call Sarah?
Sarah Smurf
What was the common phrase used to describe farmers?
Rednecks
What structure did Nicks family build?
Church
What member of Sarah's family originally didn't come from poverty?
Betty
Who was the one grandparent that treated Sarah differently that is contrasting family dynamic?
Teresa
What age did Sarah tell her friends that she wanted to have kids?
26
What happened to Nick that affected the family?
Toxin/ chemical poisoning
What crop is associated with Kansas's rural landscape?
What is one quality that Sarah demonstrates through encountering her first grade teacher?
Determination
What is one aspect of Bill Clinton's policies with welfare?
drug tests, forms pledging to have no children, volunteer work to “give back”
What is the recurring pattern among the women in the family that shows the generational cycle?
Teenage/ young pregnancy
What economic downfall affected the Smarsh's family and other farming families?
The farming crisis
What is one aspect of Nick's character that Jeanie found appealing?
Independent, hardworking, caring, caregiving, grounded, etc