Vocabulary
Which vocabulary word matches this description:
not wanting or not able to believe something
incredulous
Who is the protagonist of this story?
Stella Mills
Where does the story take place?
Bumblebee, NC
In chapter 1, what does Jojo and Stella see?
Who said, "I gotta stand tall. I have a right to vote, a right, I tell you. And a responsibility."
Papa
Which vocabulary word matches this description:
to ask someone to do or not do something in a very sincere, emotional, and determined way
implored
Who runs the white track at night (at the Mountain View School)?
Tony Hawkins
What is the main conflict of this novel?
Segregation and the violence caused by the KKK
Who gives everyone one piece of candy, no matter their race?
Mrs Cooper
Who said, "I can never get the words to sound like I want them to."
Stella
Which vocabulary word matches this description:
in a very slight way that a person is unable to notice or feel
imperceptibly
Doctor Packard
Who wins the writing contest?
Helen Spencer
Who said, "It's incomplete. It's got potential but you gave up. Perhaps I should stop by your house with a plate of gingersnaps and have a chat with your mama."
Mrs Grayson
Which vocabulary word is defined as:
to think about something carefully and for a long time
mused
Who is the leader of the church Stella's family attends?
Pastor Patton
What play does Mrs Grayson lead every year?
The Christmas play (Birth of Jesus)
Which men attack Tony Hawkins?
Johnny Ray and Max Smitherman
Who says "It's honest-to-goodness cinder, you know? It's so much better than running on our lumpy dirt road. On that white school track, I feel like an eagle or something."
Tony Hawkins
Which vocabulary term matches this definition:
a difficult or unlucky situation or event:
adversity
Who are the three men who registered to vote?
Papa, Mr. Spencer and Pastor Patton
Who almost drowns in Lake Kilkenny?
Paulette Packard
What does Paulette admit about her father?
1) he's in the KKK 2) he abuses Paulette and her mom
Who says "Yes, this little girl represents all of us. She is youth. She is promise. She is the reason we get up each morning and go to jobs where we are underpaid or mistreated, to work in fields that are dry and parched and reuse to yield. She stands there for all our children."
Pastor Patton