The Setting
Dèja's Life
Dèja's Friends
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The story takes place in...

Brooklyn, NY

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What is Deja’s little sister’s name?

Leda

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On the first day of school, who else is new that talks to Dèja?

Ben

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Which class/content area is difficult for Dèja?

Math

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Who lives in Sabeen’s basement?

Babaanne, her grandmother.

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What is the name of where they live?

Avalon Family Residence

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What grade is Dèja in?

Fifth

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Who sits by Ben and Dèja that wears a headscarf?

Sabeen

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What song lyrics are at the beginning of the book?

Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land”

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What does Dèja do when she shares lunch with Miss Garcia? 

She writes her essay about her home.

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What do Dèja and Leda share?

a bed

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Who’s having bad dreams at the beginning of the book?

Pop

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Where is Sabeen's family from?

Turkey

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What has Dèja' s family never had?

a vacation

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What does Dèja have to look up in the dictionary?

Social Unit

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Who sleeps on the floor?

Raymond

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What ailments does her father have?

He gets headaches; he has a bad cough like sometimes he can’t breathe and has bad dreams.

In addition, he freezes like no one else exists when it’s time to go look for work.

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Before the first day at her new school, who was Dèja's best friend?

Keisha

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What is the author's name?

Jewell Parker Rhoades

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What is hung up on Ben’s walls in his room?

Charcoal drawings

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What is the name of Dèja's new school?

Brooklyn Collective Elementary

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What does Deja’s mom do to support the family?

She's a waitress.

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Why did Dèja's former best friend stop speaking to her?

Dèja's family became homeless.

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Why is Dèja sent to the principal’s office?

She yells, “I hate this school”, and knocks her chair back in class.

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What did Ray create for Dèja's assignment about home?

Paper dolls that represent each member of their family.