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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What does Amari's dad mean when he says the way the country is going crazy is "just a glitch in the road" (67)? (from Chapters 9 - 16)

Things were bad but now everything is good again.

People are getting a little slippery and hard to trust, like ice on the road.

There is about to be a change in the way things will be run in the country.

It is just a temporary setback in the long course of history.

2.

Why is the Ailanthus tree mentioned again in the last chapter of the novel? (from Chapters 33 - 40)

It is to help readers remember what they read in the beginning.

It brings the story full circle and shows that Haley, like the tree, has survived the year and is still thriving.

It is a way to show the reader that Haley is in the same place at the beginning and end of the novel.

The tree shows the changing of the seasons.

3.

What does Haley mean when she says that one of the rules between her and her uncle was "no dodging" (85). (from Chapters 17 - 24)

They could not ask a question in response.

They could not give a partial answer.

They could not play games and joke around.

They could not avoid answering a question when one was put to them directly.

4.

Why does Haley believe that the group is like an army of ants? (from Chapters 25 - 32)

Their blackness makes them stand out in the dirt.

They are all just small, basically insignificant people in a big world.

They all work really hard in school and do they best to be productive.

They are working together and becoming unified in a way that she thinks can make a difference.

5.

Why does Haley want to lock away the memory of the time her father does not come down for a visit at the prison? (from Chapters 1 - 8)

She is so angry and hurt that she does not want to think about it all.

She did not really think it was that big of a deal.

She wants to always be able to think back on that memory.

She is afraid she will forget things about her father the way she has forgotten her mother.

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