1. The book ends with Trish taking the girls’ hands. What do the girls say?
(a) I've missed you so much...hold my hand tight.
(b) Thank you...I'll do it alone.
(c) Fine..We’re ready. Let’s go.
(d) No...I'm not ready.

2. To what do the girls looks forward to in “Trish”?
(a) Seeing Trish's parents.
(b) Happy Hour.
(c) Going back to their homes and daily schedules.
(d) Sharing stories about Trish.

3. The brown girls show the white boys their neighborhoods. How do the brown boys react?
(a) They are friendly to the white boys and welcome them to the neighborhood.
(b) They either ignore the white boys and talk to the girls or they call out insults to the boys.
(c) They jump the white boys.
(d) They threaten to beat up the white boys.

4. What does the narrator NOT say happens to the girls whose parents catch them sneaking out?
(a) Some are ignored.
(b) Some are threatened to be sent back to the motherland.
(c) Some are beaten.
(d) Some are given up for adoption.

5. Often the brown mothers ask if the girls are listening, as they seem to be ignoring their mothers. What are the girls thinking but not saying?
(a) They hate their mothers.
(b) They agree with their mothers but do not want to admit it.
(c) They disagree with their mothers.
(d) They are thinking about the homework they need to finish.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One, Brown, the narrator describes the various shades of brown of her and other brown girls. What is NOT a way she describes her and her friends’ skin tones?

2. In Ghosts, the girls meet up for the first time in a while, and do what?

3. In Part One, Brown Boys, the narrator tells the reader they would stare at the brown boys and think what?

4. Why are the girls not surprised about the sea of white in Future Tense Queens?

5. How do the girls return to their old neighborhood along the Boulevard of Death in Future Tense Queens?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 453 words
(approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page)

View a FREE sample