If You Come Softly Quiz

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Why does Ellie put her Star of David necklace into her mouth while walking? (from Chapters 6 - 10)

She is trying to hide the star in her mouth so no one knows she is Jewish.

She is hungry and needs something to suck on to hold herself over.

She is trying to calm herself down after her unsuccessful phone call with Anne.

She is trying to bite off the star so no one knows she is Jewish.

When Miah tells his father he has been spending afternoons in Central Park, what warning does his father give him? (from Chapters 16 - 20)

To never go to white neighborhoods with a white girl.

To never run in a white neighborhood.

To never play basketball in a white neighborhood.

To stop going to the park, and to spend his time with him instead.

Why does Anne and Ellie's phone conversation end so abruptly? (from Chapters 1 - 5)

Because Anne's partner Stacey enters the room, and Anne does not want her to hear what they're talking about.

Because Anne does not approve of Ellie loving a black boy, and tells her she is afraid Ellie will get hurt.

Because Marion enters the room, and Ellie does not want her mother to hear her telling Anne about Miah.

Because Edward enters the room, and Ellie does not want her mother to hear her telling Anne about Miah.

What does Miah tell Ellie he dreams of doing? (from Chapters 21 - 26)

Writing a book, making a movie, and painting a masterpiece.

Meeting Ellie's parents, asking for her hand in marriage, and starting a family together.

Going pro, making the NBA, getting Most Valuable Player, and having some basketball shoes named after him.

Quitting school, running away with Ellie, and starting a life together far away from New York

What does Miah hate about playing basketball for his new school, Percy Academy? (from Chapters 1 - 5)

He hates that Carlton is not on the Percy team with him.

He hates the whiteness of his team, and how aware it makes him of his skin color.

He hates that the other players are not as good as his former teammates at his tech school.

He hates that he is not the only black player on the team.