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To make sore by rubbing
Define: Chafe
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Rose Lee Carter.
What is the narrator's name?
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A cost or charge
Expense
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Little baby Fred Lee!
What was the watermelon from the first chapter?
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A rooster owned by the Carter family.
Who is Slick Charlie?
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Contentment
Satisfaction; Ease of mind; relaxed
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Fred Lee, Ma Pearl, Mama, Papa, Queen, Aunt Belle, etc.
Name three relatives of Rose.
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Grit
Firmness of character.
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Ricky likes to harass people of color while in his pick-up truck.
What does Ricky Turner like to do for fun?
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Judas was a figure from the Bible. He was a disciple of Jesus, but betrayed him. Hallelujah and Rose think that people of color who side with white people on race-related issues are traitors.
What do Hallelujah and Rose mean when they talk about Judas Ni*****?
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To bring together; incorporate; to unite or combine
Integrate
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Stillwater
What's the name of the town the book takes place in?
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Poverty.
The state of being poor.
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Rose's father.
Who is Johnny Lee Banks?
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He believes that with more black voters, they can make Mississippi integrate schools so that white students and black students aren't segregated anymore.
Hallelujah believes that with the power to vote, people of color can make great changes in society. What change does he believe they can make in Mississippi?
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Privilege
A special right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed by some.
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1955
What year does the book take place in?
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To feel sorry for; to regret a sin
Repent
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So that his children can have better opportunities and go to school with white children.
Why did Mr. Pete sell his land and move to Chicago?
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Ma Pearl was likely raised by parents that were traumatized by the way they were treated by white people. She was raised by parents who were taught to be subservient to white people. In her life, all of the good things she owns comes from the Robinson's', including her land, therefore she is grateful and content with things staying the same.
In Chapter 9 we found out that Ma Pearl was born to slaves. How does this influence her thoughts and opinions?
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Disagreeable; uncooperative
Cantankerous
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Before: Brown vs. Board of Ed;
After: Little Rock Nine; Rosa Parks; etc.
Name at least one Civil Rights event that happened before the book and one that took place after.
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Severe criticism; a reprimand
Chastisement
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She thinks that they are troublemakers and that they make Negros look bad to the "good" white people.
Why do you think Ma Pearl dislikes the NAACP?
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There doesn't seem to be any blame for the people who murdered Levi. No one even talks about the way he was killed for registering to vote. Instead, it's almost like it's treated as if he died in an accident.
What is it about the tone of Levi's funeral that upsets Rose so much?
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