What did the four girls parents do every summer to make sure they would not lose touch with their family and culture?
Send them to the Dominican Republic
100
Why does Grant only teach at the plantation school for 5 ½ months?
His students are needed to work in the fields
100
What even leads Lyddie’s mom to move to Uncle Judah’s?
A bear enters Lyddie’s house
100
What does the swastika mean in India?
Blessing or fortune
100
What does Kia steal from la while living in the refugee camp in Thailand?
A ring
200
In school Yolanda learned about the Cuban Missile Crisis and what would happen if a nuclear bomb hit the United States. What happened to make Yolanda scream, “BOMB!”
Snow
200
What does Jefferson’s attorney call him in order to prove his innocence?
He calls him a hog
200
Why does Diana finally leave Lowell mill?
She is pregnant
200
When the Tivedi’s were getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner at Dr. Davis’ home, why did Pappa want Mommy to wear pearls instead of her gold necklace?
Because of its swastika symbol and its negative connotation in the US
200
What does Xigi do with the money Kia made at the market?
He loses it gambling
300
Where did Chucha, the girl’s Haitian maid in the Dominican Republic, sleep at night?
In a coffin
300
Why did Vivian’s parents dislike her choice in husband?
He was dark-skinned
300
While a maid, who does Lyddie find surprisingly occupying her home when she visits?
A runaway slave
300
What famous person does Seema portray in her school presentation?
Kasturba Gandhi
300
Grandpa’s alligator story is meant to impart a moral or message, which makes it an example of what?
A parable
400
Why did Chucha come to Papito’s house?
She sought asylum after surviving a massacre of Haitians
400
What does Jefferson write in his diary asking Grant to tell everyone about him once he is gone?
That he is a man
400
What reason does Mr. Marsden give for Lyddie’s dismissal from the mill?
She sets an example of moral turpitude
400
Who paid for Mukata’s school?
Kaka
400
The alligator is used to represent the concept of human kindness, which makes it an example of what?
A symbol
500
Who wrote How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents?