BGD Review Day

Which character has an older sister who looked like her twin?

In our story, mother has which hair style that Jacqueline is not allowed to have?

Definition: The running over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next, without end punctuation

In our novel, Jacqueline loves ____ but struggles with ____.

What kind of book brings Jacqueline "so much joy"?

Who tells Jacqueline that she is a writer?

During which event was there a fire at the main character's mom's old high school?

What does the narrator have to wear in her hair on Sundays?

What kind of tree does Jacqueline's grandpa say he wants to grow "when he's able"?

What happens to Aunt Kay after Jacqueline and her family move to New York?

When the family moves to South Carolina, where does father stay? Why?

What does Jacqueline's older brother tell his mom to do when she brings Jacqueline home from the hospital?

Where does the narrator's Aunt Kay live?

Definition: a collection of memories written about important moments and events in a person's life

What state does the narrator's mom travel to from Ohio at the beginning of each winter?

What state is the narrator born in?

The main character struggled to write which letter in cursive?

Definition: the degree to which a person's narration or memory is trustworthy or accurate

What is the name of the narrator's baby brother?

Definition: the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of lines or stanzas

Definition: ordinary language used in speaking or writing

The narrator's father tells about receiving a football scholarship from which university?

Definition: the passing of personal characteristics from one family's generation to another

Uncle Robert winds up at Rikers Island, which is the name for what?

What does the narrator's grandfather ask her to do when he first gets sick?

Definition: the way in which a person's memory of judgment is shaped by their personal opinions or experiences

What is the race of the main character's family?

What is the name of Jacqueline's best friend who lives two doors down and also speaks Spanish?

What religion is Jacqueline's grandmother?

Why are Jacqueline and her brother and sister not allowed to eat cupcakes to celebrate their classmates' birthdays?

Definition: a Japanese poetic form with three unrhymed lines of 5, 7, 5 syllables

Definition: the line of people in a family's past

Definition: a pause within a line of poetry, usually marked by punctuation

Definition: rhythmic structure and often rhymes (poems)

Which famous poet was an inspiration to Jacqueline?

Definition: the understanding that a poet might change or "break" rules of grammar that govern other forms of writing

What is Jacqueline's first book about?

Which religion is Uncle Robert when he gets out of prison?

Who moves to Brooklyn after Jacqueline's grandfather dies?

Which style of music was Jacqueline not allowed to listen to?

How was Odella described?

What are the narrator's older siblings names?

What does the narrator's father want to name her?

Who dies before Jacqueline has a chance to tell him about her first airplane ride?

Where is the great great grandfather's name recorded in stone?

Who takes Jacqueline, Dell, and Hope back to South Carolina when Roman goes to the hospital?

Definition: a poetic line ending with punctuation to show the completion of a phrase