• What experiences do you share with the characters?

• In what ways is your family similar or different from those in the book?

• What did you learn about a character or group of people that you have not personally experienced?

• Social Class

  The Walls family is quite low on money. They live in multiple places, mostly due to the fact that they lack money to actually live in one place for a long time.

• Race/Ethnicity

• Religion

• Education

• Culture

• Health

• Political Landscape

• Give context for your quote. What was happening in the story that made this quote significant? Who was speaking?

• Why did this quote stand out to you?

"One of them squeezed my hand and told me I was going to be okay. "I know," I said, "But if I'm not, that's okay, too.""

This occurred when Jeannette was cooking hot dogs. She ended up burning herself, so she went to the hospital. She accepted what happened and she powers through.

3. A significant event that occurs is the first move away from the trailer the family lived in. After this move, the family moves frequently over the years. The purpose is to show how unstable the family is.

7. A relationship from beginning to end is that of Jeannette and her father Rex. Rex is a strong father who makes most of the family decisions. He knows what he wants but he can be careless with his family.

9. The author describes the setting and what is occurring as each story takes place.