Monsters
Karen Reyes sees herself as what type of classic monster?
Werewolf
Which character confesses to a murder when talking to Karen?
DEEZ
a safe haven/harbor for both karen and anka
What does Sandy climb up on when entering the art museum?
Lion Statue
Karen grows up in _________ whereas Anka grows up in __________ (which cities?).
Chicago and Berlin
When Karen finds out her mother is sick, why does she go out and try to get bit by a werewolf?
so that she can bite her mother and heal her
Who are we led to believe killed Sonja?
Ankas mother
What is the name of and the significance of that name, of Sam and Anka's cat?
Tut cat -- ties sam to the mummy and Anka to the ANKH
What is Karen and Deez's mother dying of?
Breast Cancer
Franklin and Karen receive news about what tragedy as they leave the art museum?
The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is Karen talking about when she says "If all the pieces fell away, I got the idea that what was inside of him was a big ball of bright light..." ?
Franklin
Who are we led to believe killed Anka's mother?
Anka
Why does Karen view those she loves as monsters but the mob and her bullies as human?
She sees true ugliness in humanity.
So far, which character has been able to see Karen as she sees herself (a werewolf/wolfman)?
Sandy
What is the historical connection between Karen's time in 1968 chicago and Anka's time in 1930s-40s Berlin?
The author is tying the violent events leading up to the holocaust with US slavery/Jim Crow/Civil rights eras potentially to show the way the past repeats itself
Why is Laughing Jack Gronan depicted as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
his dual nature of reputed violent mobster who also takes care of Karens family/doesnt charge her mother rent.
Aside from Deez, who does the Demon in the painting (temptation of the magdalene) suggest to Karen is a suspect, one whom she "cant even say" aloud?
Karens mother
In our most recent section, Karen has a dream where she is in a forest, now BLUE in color, and the pine needles are falling, termites come from the trees, and cover her. What is this dream meant to illustrate?
Karen's anxieties as her mother is dying -- her green island is deteriorating and her safe place is disappearing as mama gets sicker.
Before Karen could use a pen or pencil, what did she used to draw with when she was a toddler?
Beets/beet juice
On the train to the concentration camp, what does the man in the hat offer the passengers?
a drink from the snow
Aside from werewolf, name 3 classic Universal studios monsters we see in this book as well as the characters that are depicted as these monsters.
Franklin/Frankenstein (s monster)
Sam/Mummy
Deez/Vampire
Sally/Creature from Black Lagoon
Laughing Jack/Jekyll and Hyde
Dolly/Daughter of Bride of Dracula
What is in the two envelopes that Schutz gives to Anka when they part ways?
What is the significance of the Keyhole Girls story that Anka recalls when sold to the Pharmacy?
It's a story about exposure to trauma and how it harms the body and mind and robs kids of their childhood/a symbol for the exploitation of the pharmacy
Famous quotes: Who said "that is what the ladies taught me... to welcome disdained things" ?
Anka upon returning to the brother in which she grew up
When Karen is tripping in the cemetery after eating pot-laced brownies, whos ghost does she meet?
Kate Warn, first female private detective