Roar Entry #9

Krik? Krak! Entry #9

5 strong comments about characters and plot
1. Ma is upset that Carloine is marrying a man that is not Haitian.
2. Grace believes if she gets a passport she will become a real American.
3. Ma makes bone soup every night because she believes it will make Caroline change her mind about marrying her Bahamian fiance Eric.
4. Grace dreams of her deceased father.
5. When Ma dies she wants all her things to be burned so nobody will feel sorry.

4 insightful questions
1. How long have Caroline and Eric been together?
2. Will Ma ever approve of Eric?
3. How close were Grace and her father?
4. At what age did Grace's father die?

3 vocabulary words and definitions; give page #
1. pg. 165 refugee a person who flees for refuge or safety, esp. to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.
2. pg. 177 tet kupe one head on two bodies
3. pg. 190 emblazoned To make illustrious; celebrate

2 examples of literary terms; give page #1.
1. pg. 158 "I felt like unclaimed property." Simile
2. pg. 159 " She looked at it as though it contained boundless possibilites." Simile

1 summary sentence
1.This story is about a family who lost their father and who doesnt approve of marrying outside the Haitian culture.