Characters
This character is Lonnie's English teacher and won "teacher of the year"
Miss Marcus
How did Lonnie's parents die? Be specific
Where was Lonnie and Lili when this happened?
An electrical fire that started in the basement/1st floor.
They were at a sleepover with someone from their church while Mama and Daddy had date-night
Where is Jenkins?
Jenkins is fighting in a war on the other side of the world.
When scent did Mama's talc powder smell like?
Honeysuckle
Who are the "Throwaway Boys"? Does Lonnie become one of them?
The boys at the group home who steal and pick on Lonnie. They tell him he is a throwaway boy too, but Lonnie does not become one.
This character has sickle cell disease and sang in the choir (although he is rough on the outside)
Eric
Explain the assignment Ms. Marcus assigned in regards to commercials. What did Lonnie notice? What did Ms. Marcus not understand?
Lonnie noticed a commercial with a white family and all of their food- he wonders if they actually ate all that food. Ms. Marcus wonders why Lonnie mentioned that they were white.
Explain the scene when Lonnie goes to smell the talc powder Mama used to wear
Lonnie goes to the drug store to smell Mama's talc powder she used to wear. The checkout woman is rude to Lonnie and the security guard follows him bc he thinks he is stealing.
What is a haiku?
5/7/5 poem
How has Ms. Edna changed over the course of the book?
Beginning: "children should be seen and not heard"
End: calls Lonnie her son, more fun and loving
This character lived in up-state New York and refers to Lonnie as "little brother"
Rodney
Explain the scene Lonnie remembers where he wished he had an older brother
On Halloween when older kids stole all of his candy
What neighborhood does Lonnie live in?
Bed-Stuy (Brooklyn, New York)
Where did Dad work? What does Lonnie still have from Dad?
Con Edison - his blue work hat and gold watch
What type of poem is known as a "poem letter"?
Epistle Poem
This woman named Lonnie after her favorite song and died in a house fire.
Liliana Motion (Mama)
Who is Todd? What does he have that Lonnie often remembers and references?
a neighbor who has a pigeon coop on the roof. Todd always smiles so big when the pigeons fly around him.
Where and what did Mama do for work?
as a receptionist at Graftman Paper Products
Who is the student that is chubby with light brown hair and good at Science?
His worst memory is seeing a dog get hit by a car and dying.
Angel
What score did Lonnie get on his Math test?
Why does he HATE Math?
39%
He hates Math because he has to trust the rules and does not like to trust anything.
Who is the author or Locomotion?
Jacqueline Woodson
What happened on December 9th? What happens to Lonnie on this day?
The anniversary of the death of his parents.
Every anniversary he gets very ill (throwing up, not feeling good, stomach ache).
What happens when Ms. Edna takes Lonnie to C-Town?
Ms. Edna lets Lonnie use money from her paycheck to buy Twinkies and the cashier refers to Lonnie as Ms. Edna's son and she does not correct them.
Who is the new boy from Georgia?
What sport is he good at?
Clyde- soccer
Explain how the visits have changed between Lonnie and Lili.
At first they were at the agency (supervised for 1 hour) and increased to going Selma's house and church for multiple hours.