Characterization
Main character in Section One
Who is Muhammad?
To offer
"He had heard of the people who sacrificed their prisoners, using the blood to appease their gods" (Myers 5).
What is a sacrifice?
Lizzie wants freedom but doesn't know how to obtain it.
What is the conflict of section two?
Never give up; your greatest strength comes from inside yourself.
What is the theme of Chapter 1?
What Luvenia wanted to be when she grew up
What is a beautician?
To disapprove of something.
What is a protest?
Lizzie, Joshua, and Lem escaped from Mr. Joe Haynes and ran away
What is the climax in section 2?
Helping others can come with a good reward; family comes first.
What is the theme of Chapter 3?
Offers Tommy a scholarship to play at State
Who is Mr. Chase?
Hate group active across the United States
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
Sheriff takes credit for finding David and takes half of the money.
What is the climax in section three?
To find freedom, sometimes you have to leave behind things you love.
What is the theme of Chapter 2?
Boy that Elijah found on the island in Section 3
Who is David?
A walkway or boulevard
"All they had to do was to straighten it out so that it didn't go directly back to the quarters, and they could make a regular promenade out of it" (Myers 22).
What is a promenade?
Tommy is taken to jail; draws national attention; can't get scholarship.
What is the falling action of Chapter 5?
Represents obstacles and confinement, either literal or symbolic.
What are shackles?
Elijah Lewis' grandmother
Who is Saran?
A unit of an army, also known as a squadron.
What is a regiment?
Malcolm meets Jenn Che Po; Malcolm finds Shep and they begin to travel to Curry; Bus driver leaves Malcolm and Shep at the rest stop and they ride in the back of a truck.
What is rising action for Section 6?
Represents family, courage, and overcoming obstacles.
What is the Glory Field?