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Who is Sprewell? What did Lonnie has similar to him?
Famous basketball player- the same braids
Who is Lonnie's sister?
Lili
What is a List Poem?
Usually 20 lines where you write every description you can about a person or object.
Who comes into the classroom in a very bad mood and refuses to do the poetry writing?
Lamont
How many photographs does Lonnie have of his family?
2
Who saw a house fall on a lady?
Lamont
What does Lili say Lonnie must do for them to be together again?
Finish reading the Bible
What is an Epitaph?
writing on a gravestone
Explain the scene when Lonnie thinks Ms. Edna has lost her mind
She is dancing in the kitchen with the broom singing to herself.
How old were Lonnie and Lili when the fire killed their parents?
Lonnie- 7 Lili- 4
Who is Langston Hughes?
A famous black poet that Lonnie's Dad used to read to him.
What flavor LifeSaver did Lonnie's mom have in her purse all of the time?
Tangerine
Lonnie writes 2 poem letters in this book. Who are they to and what is this type of poetry?
God, his father
Epistle Poem
How much did Lonnie weigh when he was born? What was wrong with him?
4 lbs. His lungs were not developed because he was born way too early.
What is the disorder LaTenya was born with called?
Polydactyly (polly-dact-tally)
Who is Lonnie's foster mom? What are her son's names?
Ms. Edna - Rodney and Jenkins
Who is the girl that Lonnie likes and talks to him instead of playing jump-rope?
LaTenya
Who says, "I see God everywhere now"
What does Lonnie write on his hand at church?
"Hope"
Explain the cookie situation at Selma's house
Selma has made an entire plate of cookies and Lonnie wants to eat them all, but demonstrates good manners and only carefully eats one cookie.
Who is Lili's foster mom?
How has she changed towards Lonnie throughout the story?
Selma
Did NOT like Lonnie or trust him, but now allows him over to her house, lets them go to summer camp, and go to church with them.
What is Sickle-Cell and who has it?
a disease most common in African-Americans
red blood cells are sickle shaped/ very painful/ no cure
What is the "perfect moment" Lonnie writes about
going for a walk to the park with Rodney on a late-spring afternoon
What type of school does Lonnie attend?
Inner-city, low-income, public school in Brooklyn
What summer camp will Lonnie and Lili be going to over the summer? How long will they be there?
Camp Kaufman (upstate New York), 2 weeks