Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Theme: Bravery

Maya Angelou "Life Doesn't Frighten Me"                             
                   










Des'ree "Gotta Be"






Group Question:
Think of a time when you had to be brave like one of our four main characters. Who could you relate to and why? When were you brave?

A Long Walk To Water Intorduction

Sudan Civil War Timeline:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14019202



A Long Walk to Water- Book Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuMtREdnY4M

Trouble With Half A Moon-Character List


Character List:

Dellie: The main character of the novel. A young girl of 14 who feels guilty for her brother’s death.

Corey: The five year old boy who Dellie tries to save in the novel. He has a neglectful mother who does not feed him and hurts him.

Louis:  Dellie’s little brother who passed away when a car hit him. He was about six years in age when he passed.

Kayla: Dellie’s best friend from the apartment complex. She was once rich but when her mother lost her job, she had to move to Dellie’s neighborhood.

Diana and Alejandro: Dellie’s mother and father. Her mother is very grief stricken with the loss of her son. She expresses a lot of moments of depression and mourning all up until she meets Corey. Dellie’s father is a bit more relaxed and easy going although he still feels the loss of his son as well.

Michael: Dellie’s love interest at school who is good in math and tutors Dellie.

Shayna: A classmate of Dellie’s who is mean and says hurtful things to Dellie.

Sophia: A classmate of Dellie’s who is mean to her and reminders her that her brother is dead. (20)

Rihanna: A classmate of Dellie’s who is not very nice and makes fun of her in math class. (27)

Mr. Lang: Dellie’s homeroom teacher.

Alexa Rodriguez: A classmate of Dellie’s. She also likes Michael and tries to get him to like her instead of

Dellie through being his partner in tutoring math for other students. (24)

Bryan: A classmate of Dellie’s who is also Kayla’s love interest. He gets Dellie in trouble by setting her up to look like she was trying to steal items at a convenience store and starts to become a bad influence on Kayla.

Mr. Dumbrewski: He becomes Dellie’s new math teacher, replacing Mrs. Robertson. (28)

Miss Etta and Miss Liz: Two women who live in the apartment complex who are best friends and are friendly with Dellie. (36)

Ms. Warren: Kayla’s mother. (40)

Connie Boy: Louis’ stuffed bear that Dellie still has.

Mrs. Lawrence: A neighbor of Dellie’s who also feeds Corey.

Mr. Millson: An older resident of the apartment complex where Dellie lives. He used to live next to Dellie and have her read the paper to him to distract her from thinking of her brother after he passed. (51-52)

Miss Shirley: Dellie’s new neighbor who replaced Mr. Millson. She is very eccentric and full of a unique energy. From Jamaica and has a strong accent. (52)

Wild Things- Guiding Questions


Wild Things- Clay Carmichael

Quiz Bowl Questions
1. What is the name of the town where Henry and Zoe live?
-Sugar Hill, (25)

2. Name a significant person in Zoe’s past.
-Her mother was significant to her past along with her mother’s boyfriends.

3. Name at least one similarity between Henry and mom’s boyfriends.
-Their clothing and their smell of working men. (32)

4. Zoe’s mom had many boyfriends that Zoe mentions. Ray is one. Who were the other 4?
-The other four were Lester, Manny, Charlie and Harlan.

5. What kinds of things does Zoe enjoy the most?
- Zoe enjoys, reading, writing, being outdoors, she loves animals and solitude.

6. Interpret Figurative Language-On page 35, when Zoe says “When I saw who it was, an ant could’ve knocked me over, easy” what example of figurative language is she using? Explain its meaning.
- She is using a hyperbole to describe how she felt unbelievably surprised.

7. From which point of view is the story told when the cat is not speaking?
- From first person, Zoe’s voice.

8. When, on page 24, Mrs. Wilson says “ I see that mendacity and smart tongues run deep in the Royster Family…” she means
-That Henry and Zoe are both liars.

9. What is Henry’s profession?
- He is now a famous artists who makes sculptures and was a heart surgeon.

10. Who are two significant characters that Zoe meets at her new school?
- Zoe meets Ms. Avery (her teacher) and Hargrove ( a boy who gives her some trouble)

11. Zoe felt most happy in Henry’s library and the cabin. There was one more time in which Zoe seems happiest. When or where did this happen?
-Zoe seemed happy during the snow storm that also gave her a day away from school. ( 89)

12. Name the significant object that Ms. Avery gave to Zoe?
- Ms. Avery gives Zoe a journal. (97)

13. Name at least one similarity between Henry and Zoe. Prove it with a quote from the text.
(examples: their mothers were sick, they both like books, they have similar feet, they have red hair, they both have a gap in their two front teeth, they both like solitude)
Pg 92, Henry to Zoe: ‘my mother was that way too; pg 93, Henry to Zoe: “like your mother in her own way,” pg 90, Zoe to Henry: “we both have the same feet”

14. Zoe found a picture and six carved animals inside a cigar box in the cabin. There was a squirrel. What were the other 5 animals.
- An otter, a possum, a white deer, a raccoon, a field mouse. (87)

15. When Zoe yelled at Henry “you promised you wouldn’t leave me,” Henry responded with : “Abandonment and _______________ are not the same thing.” Complete the quote with the right word.
-The word “education” should be added because Zoe is not wanting to go to school and her uncle tries to explain that it is required by law that she attends. (65)

16. We learned that Henry joins metal together by ______________.
-“welding” (97)

17. The women  in the church demand that the Father/Padre get rid of the cat. Why was one of the women particularly upset?
-The cat was urinating on the graves flowers. (80-81)

18. What was the reason for Bessie rejecting a heart transplant?
-She believed that the heart makes the person who they are, and a new heart would change her. (50)

19. What did Zoe like to do the minute she came home from school every day?
-She liked to head for the woods and explore, especially when she found the cabin she made her own. (83)

20. In the novel, we meet another character who is related to Zoe and shows up one day at Zoe’s home. Who is this new relative of Zoe’s?
-Maud Booker, she is Zoe’s grandmother. (103 and 107)

21. Why was the cat unwilling to go to the cabin?
-The cat was unwilling to go to the cabin because he did not trust the humans that had lived there before. He had watched the savage man and his family there before. (138)

22. Which event made Zoe realize that the cabin was not an ideal home?
-She got sick and realized she would have no one to take care of her. (119)

23. Name at least one new similarity between Henry and Zoe. Prove it with a quote from the text.
-They both like alone time. “Aloneness was as much his was as mine,” (108)

24. Zoe had a few favorite book characters, who had no parents at all. Lennox was one. Name another?
- Mowgli; 112 (The others have at least one parent)
25. Zoe knew that the person who cared for her during her sleep was not her father. She says, “Because whoever it was actually _______________. “ Complete the quote with the right word.
-“cared” (123)

26. We learned that Zoe calls her cat_______________.
-“C’mere” (124)

27. Why did Zoe suspect that Hargrove was the person who destroyed her cabin?
-She suspected that Hargrove had looked at her notebook and then her journal disappeared. He would be the only one who would know about the cabin through reading Zoe’s journal. (129-131)

28. There are two things in Bessie and Fred’s life that Helen says are real art? Quilting is one, what is the other?
-Fred’s gardening. (144)

29. What was the reward that Mayor Peters offered to whomever turned in the person who hurt Hargrove?
-5, 000 dollars (140)

30. When do we begin to realize that Hargrove has a “soft spot”?
- While he is playing and petting Mr. Sylvester’s dog. (174)

31. What was the important event during which everyone gathered together as a family?
-Everyone gathered together at Thanksgiving dinner. (160-161)

32. What is the name of the dog Hargrove is petting one day when Zoe notices Hargrove has a “soft spot”?
-His name is Sparky. (174)

33. Name at least one difference between Harlan and Ray?
-Harlan apologizes for the mistakes of the past and attempts a relationship with Zoe, while Ray returns to take Henry’s money buy trying to sell Zoe’s mother’s possessions to them. Harlan also confesses to trying to save Zoe and get her away from her mother because he saw that she was not a very fit parent for Zoe.

34. What event makes Bessie call Henry and Fred “fools and hypocrites” after they call Zoe foolish and rash?
-Bessie recalls the memory of Fred and Henry jumping in a river to save Sheriff Bean as a child. (164)

35. Many of Uncle Henry’s actions demonstrate that he is a kind, selfless man. For example, where did Uncle Henry spend the day on Thursdays?
- He would spend his Thursdays Volunteering at the Sugar Hill free clinic. (174)

36. On page 153, when Zoe says “staring into the face of wilderness itself” what example of figurative language is she using? Explain its meaning.
-She is using personification to describe the wildness of the boy as a real person.

37. On page 188, when Zoe goes to the workshop and wants to talk to Henry, she ends up leaving the workshop instead. Why?
- She left because she felt that Henry was not ready to talk to her. He was too absorbed in his work.
38. On page 24, the cat is napping under a rhododendron. A rhododendron is most likely a ________________.
- A plant.
39. What does Zoe call the metal scarecrow?
-She calls it a one-of-a-kind, one-hundred-percent-guaranteed combination universal craziness deflector luck magnet and wild thing. (197)

40. How does the author first show us that the cat begins to trust Zoe?
- The cat lets her tough it and sleeps on the porch of the house. (206-207)

41. On page 201, Zoe reads from the book “The Boy Who Drew Cats”. How do we know that she is reading from a different text?
- The words are italic when Zoe reads.
42. Where was the New Year’s Eve gallery opening? How much did Zoe’s sculpture sell for?
-The gallery was in New York and it sold for more than $4,500. (226)

43. What two words does Uncle Henry use to describe the white deer, Sister after reading the story to Zoe while Wil was hiding in the closet?
-Fine and Magical. (204)

44. In the quilt that Bessie left Zoe, she included 9 important symbols. Mr. C’mere and Henry’s farmhouse were two. What were the other 7?
-Padre, Fred’s red truck, a log cabin, Sister and Wil, her journal, a pack of Juicy Fruit, a heart with wings.

45. How does Zoe learn that Wil is her brother?
-He left her the picture of his parents wedding and his father was also her father. (222-223)

46. On page 233, when Zoe says, “he vanished like a dream in daylight” what example of figurative language is she using? Explain its meaning.
-She is using a simile to say that Wil disappeared.

46. Why was Zoe mourning Wil, if he had not died?
- He left so she felt cheated of him. (237)

47. What does Wil take with him when he leaves that makes Harlan worry?
-Wil takes a motorcycle that he was fixing. (235)


Wild Things Character List



Zoe: A young and wild spirited girl of eleven who lost her mother. She had always been on her own since her mother was not always responsible for her. Very mature and brave for her age, Zoe learns to trust others and let others, like her Uncle Henry, take care of her. Her wild nature makes her seem rash but her maturity is far beyond her age. Zoe has some important loves to remember: writing, reading, solitude, animals and the outdoors.
Henry Royster: Zoe’s kind and loving uncle who takes her in after he finds out that she had lost her mother. He was once a doctor but after losing his wife, he moved on to practice what he really loves, art. He is a sculptor and still works as a volunteer doctor around town. (15)
Owen: Zoe’s father and Henry’s half brother. (61)

Fred: He is Bessie’s husband and Henry’s childhood friend. He works as Henry’s grounds keeper and does a lot of the house work for Henry. He also enjoys gardening and uses it as an art form. (38)
Bessie: Fred’s wife who is bedridden and in need of a heart transplant. She enjoys quilting and has an uncanny ability to read Zoe’s mind and moods. She also believes that she should not get a heart transplant, even though it could save her life, because she would not be the same person with someone else’s heart. (51)

Sheriff Bean: The town sheriff who has been friends with Henry and Fred since childhood. We learned that Henry and Fred saved his life when he was a young boy and about to drown in a lake. (48)

Padre: The leader of the congregation in the town of Sugar Hill. He is good friends with Bessie, Fred and Henry. (51)

Ms. Avery: Zoe’s fifth grade teacher who supports Zoe’s writing skills and her love for reading. (73)

Hargrove: The Mayor’s son who is a classmate of Zoe’s. Zoe notices that he would carry a notebook with him and later finds out that it was full of drawings. He would stare at Zoe a lot when she started going to school and he also stole Zoe’s journal and destroyed her cabin. (75)

Lillian and Sid: A brother and sister team who buy art from Henry. They come to visit Henry 
one day and annoy him and everyone else.

Mr. C’mere: The wild cat that Zoe learns to love and he learns to trust her.





Maud Booker:  Zoe’s grandmother who is also a town vet and Henry’s neighbor. She shows up on Henry’s doorstep and says that she wanted to meet Zoe since the whole town said she was a wild child. She also helps Zoe out and tells her how to heal Mr. C’mere’s infected ear.

The White Deer:  This animal is what Zoe and many others try to conserve in the forest.

Augustus: Henry’s father who was not supportive of his interest in art. He only wanted Henry to be a doctor and for him he did become a doctor.

Ray: A friend of Zoe’s mother. He was not very nice to Zoe and goes and finds her one day to just make money. He claims he has memorabilia of Zoe’s mother and wants her uncle Henry to pay him for it.

Manny:  A friend of Zoe’s mother who used to take her to the racetrack and let her bet on horses because she was good at picking winners. (31-32)

Lester: A friend of Zoe’s mother. He worked nights at a veterinarian’s office and would take Zoe with him. His mother also taught Zoe how to read and write. (40)

Charlie:  A friend of Zoe’s mother. He used to have Zoe read to his mother and Zoe learned about memoirs and murder mysteries from her. (31-32)

Harlan:  A friend of Zoe’s mother who did ultimately care about Zoe. He finds her through a newspaper article that said she lived with her uncle Henry. He goes to find her on Thanksgiving Day and then later confesses to Zoe that he had always had the best intentions for her. He even tried to find a way legally to take Zoe away from her mother because he saw the danger she was in.

Mrs. Wilson: A woman who Zoe meets in the grocery store while shopping with her uncle in the beginning of the novel. She is rude to Zoe and Henry and calls them both liars when she says they have “quick tongues”. (23-24)

Helen and Franklin Cavanaugh: Old friends of Henry’s from New York who came to have Thanksgiving. Helen is also an artist. (141)

Curtis: The hunter who tries to help the mayor capture Wil and sister.

Trouble With Half A Moon- Guiding Questions



1.      What happens in the first scene that we meet Dellie?- A gun shot is fired in her apartment complex and her father steps out of the apartment to check out what happened. (3)

2.      How does Dellie know it is her father at the door after he steps out to check out what happens? –He always knocks on the door the same way, “seven taps in a row”. (4)

3.      Who does Dellie meet the next day after the gun incident in her apartment complex? – Dellie meets Corey because he comes to knock on her door and asks for bread. (6)

4.      How old is Dellie?- She is 13 years old. (8)

5.      Who is Dellie’s best friend who walks with her to school every day?- Kayla who lives in the same apartment complex. (10)

6.      What is Shayna doing in homeroom and what does she say to Dellie that shows us she is not a very friendly classmate?- She is giving offering manicures and makes fun of Dellie that she will be charged more if she wanted the service. (11)

7.      Why does Kayla think that Michael, the boy in her math class likes Dellie? – Kayla thinks that Michael likes Dellie because he bought her a juice at school and always asks to borrow her pens. (13)

8.       Where do Dellie’s parents go to seek help in dealing with the loss of their son? – They go to see a therapist and Dellie does not go but she used to. (14)

9.      What happens to Dellie when she remembers about Louis and the accident that took his life? – She has panic attacks and nightmares about the accident. (14)

10.  What tradition does Dellie and her family have every Sunday?- They all have dinner together. (18)

11.  Why doesn’t Dellie’s mom let her out to play? – She is afraid that something will happen to Dellie like it did to her son Louis.

12.  What change happens in Dellie’s math class? – She gets a new math teacher, Mr. Dumbrewski.

13.  Dellie talks about her neighborhood and how her parents say it used to be different. What does she say changed since her parents moved in? – Dellie’s parents say that before, they did not have to worry about thieves or gunshots. (33)

14.  What do Dellie’s parents do for a living?- Her father drives a forklift and her mother works in a clothing factory packing up store orders. (33)

15.  What does Dellie reveal to the reader about Kayla and her past? – She tells the reader that Kayla and her mother used to be well off before her mother lost her job on Wall Street. When that happened, her mother sold their things and moved into the neighborhood. (33-34)

16.  How does Dellie embarrass Corey out in the courtyard of the apartment complex?- She offers him food and other children playing around him over hear. (35)

17.  What strange clothing item does Miss Shirley wear that makes her look like a “witch”? – Miss Shirley wears a cape.

18.  What does Corey’s mother confront Dellie about after school? (37-38) – She confronts her about feeding Corey. She does not want Dellie to do feed him because she thinks she is doing a good job of it and is not a neglectful parent.

19.  What happens to Dellie and her mother one day after coming home with a grocery cart? – Corey’s mother bursts out of her apartment with her boyfriend who is about to hit her. He does not luckily but the grocery cart falls over and a tomato spills out and gets smashed by Corey’s mother.

20.  What does Dellie do when Miss Shirley knocks on her door? –She does not open and just says hello through the door. (54)

21.  What changes between Kayla and Dellie? – Kayla is upset with Dellie because she thinks she told her secret about being wealthy before and that she is now poor.

22.  What makes Dellie forget about her troubles one rainy afternoon? – She gets to walk home with Michael and he makes plans with her to see her at her apartments. (63)

23.  What does Miss Shirley ask Dellie to do for her?- Dellie to do her shopping for her since she isn’t very mobile. (66)

24.  What does Dellie automatically like about Miss Shirley? – She likes the way she says “tings” instead of things. (65)

25.  What does Dellie see in Miss Shirley’s apartment that she thinks is weird? – She sees half a moon behind the kitchen table. Miss Shirley says that it represents faith. “Just because we cannot see this half of the moon doesn’t mean it’s not there,” (71).

26.  What happens at Miss Shirley’s apartment between her and Dellie that makes her run out? – Dellie starts to think about Louis because of the apartment and Miss Shirley asks her if she has any siblings. (72-73)

27.  Dellie’s mother was upset one night after seeing their counselor and did not sleep. The next day she lets Dellie stay home from school. What makes Dellie’s mother want to keep her home? – Dellie’s mother is sad remembering Louis and wants to keep Dellie home where she knows she will be safe. (80)

28.  What happens to Corey the day Dellie stays home from school with her mom? – Corey is found by Dellie outside of his apartment with bruises and a welt. He was hurt by his mother for not obeying her. (81)

29.  What threat does Corey’s mother make after Dellie finds him sitting outside of his apartment as she and her friends are leaving? – She tells him that he has to wait inside and he better not let anyone else in or he will get hurt again. (82)

30.  Corey tells Dellie about who made the bullet hole that day in the beginning of the novel when Dellie woke to a gun going off. Who does he say did it?- Corey says that it was his mother’s friend, Kendal who shot off the gun trying to scare someone else. (83)

31.  What happens when Dellie goes into Corey’s apartment with him even though they had been warned what would happen if they were caught? – Corey’s mother comes back to look for a phone. Dellie quickly hides in the bathroom and Corey finds the phone quickly to get them out of the apartment. (86-87)

32.  What happens when Corey and Dellie make it out of Corey’s apartment and go up to Dellie’s apartment?- Corey knocks down the picture of Louis and breaks a piece of the frame. He cuts his finger when he tries to pick it up and Dellie takes him to the bathroom to clean his cut. However, her mother comes out when she hears all of the commotion and meets Corey. (91-92)

33.  What does Dellie think happened to welt that was on Corey’s leg that disappeared when her mother was helping Corey with his cuts? –She thinks that it might have disappeared when Miss Shirley touched his leg on their way up to her apartment. (92)

34.  Dellie’s mother and father let her finally go out on her own on Corey’s birthday. Where does Dellie want to go? –She wants to go to the store and pick out a birthday gift for Corey. (98)

35.  What confrontation does Dellie get into on her way out to the store?- She walks by Kayla and Kayla tells her why they are no longer friends. Kayla thinks that Dellie told everyone about her family being wealthy but now poor when she really did not. When Miss Shirley tries to make them work out their problems, Kayla calls Dellie crazy and says that she pushed her brother into the street to get killed.  (99-101)

36.  Where does Dellie go after her confrontation with Kayla? – She goes to a playground where she sees Kayla and Bryan smoking a cigarette. When Bryan and Kayla see Dellie, Kayla tries to leave and Bryan makes fun of Dellie’s large coat and that she is wanting to be kissed by Bryan. She “burns” him with a comeback and makes Bryan very mad. (104-105)

37.  What happens to Dellie after she leaves the park? She goes to the store and finds Kayla and Bryan both there. Bryan keeps bumping in to Dellie on purpose to slip things into her oversized coat pockets and frame her for stealing items. When Dellie is caught at the checkout line, she is embarrassed and told to not return. (106-111)

38.  What happens to Dellie when she gets home after the commotion at the store with Kayla and Bryan? – Dellies mother knows because her friend, Carmen had called and said that Dellie was caught stealing. Even though Dellie clears things up with her parents, her mother insists they go back to the store with Kayla as a witness to clear Dellie’s name. However, when they both go up to see if Kayla can come clear her name, her mother intervenes and says that Kayla has no boyfriend and that she would never not speak up for someone if she witnessed them getting in trouble when they don’t deserve it. (112-120)

39.  What also happens to Dellie on her way with her mother to Kayla’s apartment? – Miss Shirley stops and asks Dellie’s mother if Dellie could run out and get groceries for her on a regular basis. With some hesitation, Dellie’s mother agrees. (1160

40.  When Dellie and her mother get back to their apartment after the incident with Kayla and her mother, who do they find at their apartment? – They find Corey who is excited it is his birthday. Dellie’s parents, her and Corey celebrate with cupcakes and presents. (120-121)

41.  What happens to Dellie in her math class after Corey’s birthday? – Dellie is being called a thief by Shayna, Alexa and Rihanna. However, Mr. Dubrewski calls the girls out and says that they should not spread ugly rumors about their classmates and that those who do will go see the principal.

42.  After an awful day at school where girls were calling her a thief, Dellie comes home to find Corey being dragged by his mother again. What happens? – Corey’s mother yells at Dellie to mind her own business and she flings Corey into their apartment. Dellie can hear Corey getting hurt and telling his mother to please stop. Dellie also tries to kick the door in and get the attention of the neighbors who call the police. Miss Shirley comforts Dellie before her parents get an explanation of what happens. (123-127)

43.  Dellie has tea with Miss Shirley after the incident and confesses to her how Louis died. What does she tell her?- She tells Miss Shirley that her and Louis were out playing and that Dellie was pushing Louis on his bike. As they were going fast, the crossed a street and Dellie had lost Corey when a car hit him on his bike. (129)

44.  Corey returns with a stranger to his mother and the apartment complex. Who is this stranger to Dellie?- Corey is returned by Sandra Cumberland, the social worker who took Corey away and tells Dellie that Corey had a lot to say about her. Dellie also thinks that Corey’s mother is changing when she sees her cook for her and is nice to her.  (136)

45.  What happens when Dellie has to go down to the store and buy items for Miss Shirley?- She notices a new pink flower on her brother’s shrine. Then Dellie hears Miss Shirley’s voice call out to her and before she knows it, her bags fall to the ground and she steps off the cub to pull back on someone who was about to walk out into the busy street without being safe. She finds that the person she pulls back is Corey and saves his life. (140-144)

46.  What was strange about Dellie saving Corey?- Dellie says that she heard a voice call out to her and that the voice was Miss Shirley. But Miss Shirley says that she didn’t and that the first time she spoke was to the driver.

47.  What is another strange thing that Dellie experiences when she goes to Miss Shirley’s apartment after the almost accident? – Dellie sees a vase full of pink flowers and Miss Shirley. Dellie then asks Miss Shirley if she had put one on Louis’s shrine and she says that she did not and the only pink flowers she’s seen today were the ones on her table. (147)

48.  What does Corey’s mother say to Dellie after the almost accident? – She thanks Dellie for saving 
Corey. ( 148)

49.  Dellie gets a note from her parents saying that she is walking to school on her own and that they are all going out to dinner together later. This note brings her joy and so does another note in this chapter. Who writes her a note in school and makes her very happy? – Michael writes her a note during math class and asks her to walk with him after school. He says he has something to ask her. (152)

50.  After the math lesson and reading Michael’s note, Dellie is asked a questions by Michael. What does he ask her?- Michael asks Dellie if she wants to be his girlfriend. She says yes. (156)

51.  After Dellie’s exciting day at school. What happens over the weekend at Dellie’s apartment. – Corey shows up one morning and says that his mother has left him behind because she says that he is too much work for her. But, that her boyfriend had also hurt him one last time before he left. (158)

52.  Why doesn’t Corey want to eat the blueberry pancakes that Corey’s mom makes him?-He doesn’t want to eat them because he has had bad experience eating food that was blue because it was probably moldy and made him sick. (159)

53.  Who does Dellie call when Corey says that his mother has abandoned him?- Dellie calls Miss Sandra, the social worker that was helping Corey. (161)

54.  What happens when Miss Sandra gets to the apartment and tries to help Corey? – Miss Sandra says that Corey can go back to living with a foster family who also has a child Corey’s age named, Jayden, who is also whom with Corey stayed with when he was first taken from his mother. Miss Sandra says that he will be fine and well taken care of until she can find a relative of Corey’s for him to live with. (166-167)

55.  What does Dellie’s mother give Corey before he leaves to keep? – She gives him Connie boy to keep. (170)

56.  When do Dellie and Kayla fix their problems? – They start talking when Miss Shirley has them both over her apartment. Dellie went there to ask if she needed anything and Kayla happened to walk by and get invited in. They apologize to one another and become friends again. (174-175)

57.  Miss Shirley reveals that her sister had died in an accident as well. What does she tell Dellie and Kayla?- She tells them that her sister died in a fire accident and that she was left trapped in the house while Miss Shirley survived and had to jump out of the building causing her injury with her leg.

58.  What does the half moon represent on Miss Shirley’s wall and why does Dellie see a full moon at the end of the novel? – The half moon symbolizes faith. Just because you can’t see one half of it, it does not mean it’s not there. In the end, Dellie see’s the full moon. (179)