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- Where did Mikey have a job?
- At the base
- What did Mikey come home with after work?
- glossy magazines, comic books, and sometimes slabs of meat
- What did Tantie think was in the bottle?
- Two dead crapaud
- Where was Mikey sent to go?
- New York
- What did Tantie say Mikey would have if he went to New York?
- All the pretty-shirt and saga-pants he wanted
- Where did Tantie say Mikey would stay if he came back from New York?
- At the Strandview Hotel
- What didn't Tantie turn on to listen to on the radio?
- Mary Price, Midlands housewife, or mother and confidante
- Which river did Tantie say make Mikey different?
- Jordan
- Where did the ship land in which Selwyn went on?
- England
- Where did Tantie say Selwyn thought he had reached?
- The Golden Gates
- Who did Tantie say Selwyn would have to come with to send the children with ihim in the "Golden Gates"?
- God and He Mother (his mother)
- What did Tantie whack on the chair before going back into the kitchen?
- The duster
- What did Mikey call Tantie?
- Nennen
- How many years would Mikey have to have to go without Tantie's permission?
- 21
- How was Toddan chatting too much?
- My asking silly questions
- What did Toddan go off to explore?
- The fountain and the tourist-shop
- Who was making knowing comments?
- Uncle Sylvester
- What was Uncle Sylvester making comments on?
- On propellers and immigration officers' caps
- What had they never seen Mikey in before?
- A suit
- Name some of the things that Tantie said were necessities for Mikey's trip?
- Tamarind jam, pone, coconut oil etc.
- What did Mikey have?
- Baggage and large envelopes
- What was Tantie calling Toddan?
- Mikey
- What was in Mikey's parcels for Tantie?
- A dress and stockings and a handbag
- What was at the bottom of the box?
- A large photograph of Mikey
- What did Mikey bring for the children?
- Toys and sweets
- What was Mikey's name?
- Michael
- Where was everyone when Tee sympathazied with somethings?
- In Exhibition Class
- What was Tee sympahizing with and why?
- With the chickens because they were to be put in the cage and fattened up by Tantie for Christmas.
- What had Tee been reciting in her sleep?
- textiles, mutton, wheat
- Who was most understanding with Tee in a geologial treatise?
- Mr. Thomas
- What did Tee reveal to Mr. Thomas?
- That the West Riding of Yorkshire was a huge race course, and the largest in the world.
- Where did Mr. Thomas say he had to put that info. from Tee?
- In his Exhibition-Class book
- What did Sir used too suffer?
- painful seizures
- What word would the class misspell or leave blank in Dictation?
- sleet
- What would Sir do to punish the class for spelling the word inccorrectly or leaving it blank?
- Three beatings with the tamarind whip
- What would Sir do if no one gave a suggestion of what sleet was?
- He would give them six more beatings.
- When was Tee coming to school in the morning?
- At seven o'clock in the morning
- When was Tee leaving school?
- At six o'clock in the afternoon
- What would Mr.Thomas do with the class in the middle of lessons?
- He would send them off to play
- What word would plough a weight of lead in everyone's game?
- Exam
- What did Mr. Thomas tell the children to do the day before the exam?
- He told them to leave their books at home, and he would read some good ones from his Exhibition book
- What did Tee say the children laughed too much at?
- At Mr. Thomas' prize collection of scholarly howlers
- What did the children talk about and do on the day before exam?
- They talked about what they were wearing to the exam, they sang songs, and talked about high-schools that they were going to.
- What songs did they sing?
- 'Men of Harlech', 'The Minstrel Boy', and 'Loch Lomond'
- Which high-schools were the boys arguing about going to?
- Ascension or Imperial College
- Which schools did the girls all want to attend?
- Queen Victoria's or St. Ann's
- Which school were at least forty-one of the students going to really end up at?
- Coriaca Government school
- On which day did Tantie hear the news about what Tee got?
- On a Sunday morning
- Who was out at Tantie's house in the morning to tell her about the news, and what was she/he rattling?
- She was Mavis, and she was rattling the gallery gate
- What did Tee receive?
- A scholarship
- What did Mavis suggest Tantie thought was the reason she came up there ?
- "Wha'yu t'ink, ROBBERRY wid Violence"
- Which place did the novel say was where Tantie's squawking must have been hear?
- Up in Pointe d'Espoir
- What animal did they kill at the little party thrown for Tee?
- Chicken
- When did Auntie Beatirce say Tee would be coming home?
- On vacations and sometimes on weekends
- What did Tantie say that she and her family were not?
- Paupers
- What did Carol refer to Tee as?
- 'she'
- What belonged to Carol and was in the place where Tee needed to put her things?
- Her 'dorncing-things'
- When did Carol and Beatrice laugh when Tee was in the room?
- When Tee drew out all her garments out of the suitcase.
- What were the 2 names that Carol said Tee's name were because she 'supposedly had forgetten it'?
- Agatha or Emmalina
- What did Carol say when Tee didn't answer her?
- 'Oh dear, she has not tongue'
- Who was talking with Carol on the phone?
- Susan (Sus'n)
- What was Carol doing while she was on the phone?
- She was waving her fork in the air and dancing about on her chair
- What did Bernadette have on when she came downstairs for food?
- She had on a frothy yellow bathrobe and face-cream
- How many mouthfuls of food did Bernadette put in her mouth before going back upstairs?
- 2
- Who were fighting over the phone?
- Bernadette and Carol
- Who got to pick up the phone?
- Bernadette
- Who was the call for?
- Uncle Norman
- What did Auntie Beatrice do to show her distress?
- She kept on fanning herself and shaking her head
- What did Carol do after she ate?
- She curled up in an armchair and opened a magazine
- What did Bernadette have in her mouth when she came downstairs again?
- She had a toothbrush in her mouth
- What did Bernadette say to Aunt Beatrice about Carol?
- "I find it's time you started training that little BITCH"
- What kind of noise did Carol "send" up to Bernadette?
- A mocking singsong noise
- Whose room was Tee sleeping in?
- Jessica's
- Who shared rooms?
- Carol and Jessica
- What did Auntie Beatrice do to Tee on the first night?
- She kissed Tee on her forehead
- What event was one of the things Tee had to do for the first time?
- She had to sleep in a bed all by herself
- What was the colour of Tee's new uniform?
- blue and white
- What did Tantie say about the uniform?
- That it was damn nun-clothes
- What did Tee associate the young ladies with?
- with snow-faries
- What would the flight of nuns twitter along their trail?
- 'Good morninng Mother, good morning Sister'
- Whose classs was Tee in?
- The same class as Carol
- Where was Carol sitting?
- In the front row, in the desk that was immediately under the teacher's
- Where did Tee feel like she would have to sit?
- In the back row
- Who was the form mistress?
- Mrs. Wattman
- Describe Mrs. Wattman?
- A stout woman with a faintly apologetic, twitchy manner.She wore lipstick in a most curious fashion, and she constantly adjsuted her belt and patted her hair.
- From when did Carol come up at St. Ann's?
- From Kindergarten and Lower School
- What did Carol show Mrs. Wattman to tell her about her vacation?
- She told her news by illustrating drawings on the blackboard
- What was the main activity that much of the week was spent doing?
- Selecting people for various posts for the choiir, the Dramatic Society, the netball team.
- What was Jessica in?
- The Second Company of Guides
- Why wasn't Jessica in the choir or anything else but the S.C. of Guides?
- Because she was not light-skinned
- What did Tee say Aunt Beatrice was putting all her efforts towards?
- Towards forcing Tee in as a triplet to Carol and Jessica
- What did Auntie Beatrice suggest to Tee about joining?
- The Guides
- What company was Tee placed in?
- the Second
- What was Auntie Beatrice trying to get Tee into?
- Carol's dancing school
- When did Tee go to the dancing lesson?
- On the next Saturday afternoon
- Whose class wasz Auntie Beatrice trying to get Tee into?
- Miss de Vertueil's
- Who told Miss de Vertueil that someone was there to see her?
- A pot-bellied child with no bottom
- What colour was Miss de Vertueil's lipstick?
- A bright red
- What was Auntie Beatrice's last name?
- McNeil
- What kind of test was Tee given to see if she was fit for Miss de Vertueil's class?
- A rhythm test
- What did Miss de Vertueil turn on?
- A record-player
- How did Tee describe the girl who was dancing?
- Like a fat hen bent on taking flight
- How did Tee describe the bodies around her when she was supposed to start dancing?
- A whirlpool of bodies
- What was Auntie Beatrice's head darting like?
- Like a mother bird
- Where did Miss de Vertueil suggest for Tee to try dance lessons?
- In Miss Grieve's troupe
- What did Auntie Beatrice say about the children in Miss Grieve's troupe?
- that they were ordinry little children
- Where did Aunt Beatrice say Tee should go with Carol and Jessica?
- To all the birthday parties and garden parties they went to
- Where did Tee appear in a dress Tantie had made for her?
- At Mass on one Sunday
- What did Auntie Beatrice say about how Tee's dress looked?
- It was 'niggery-looking'
- What was Tee taking at her school?
- Catechism classes
- Which church was Tee to be christened into?
- The Catholic Church
- What would Carol and Jessica giggle into at Mass?
- into their little books
- Who did Tee feel were coldly regarding her when she was at Mass?
- the whole church, people and the building
- When did Tee mention her packing for the wedding to Aunt Beatrice?
- On Friday
- Who's wedding was it?
- Moonie's
- What did Aunt Beatrice refer to the wedding as?
- As a coolie affair
- What does simmy-dimmy mean?
- Mumbo-jumbo
- What did Aunt Beatrice say Tee would do on the day of Moonie's wedding?
- She would go for a long drive and drop by Auntie Beryl.
- What did Auntie Beatrice say she would tell Aunt Rosa so that Tee wouldn't be able to go to the wedding?
- She would tell Tantie that she had the flu.
- When did Auntie Beatrice say she would take Tee home to Tantie?
- Next weekend
- When would Auntie Beatrice come back for Tee?
- on Sunday night
- What did Tee say Moonie mysteriously transfigured into at her wedding?
- Into a pretty and fragile doll smothered in cloth and flowers
- What did Tee say the young men would beat the drum like?
- the devil
- When would the young men beating the drum stop?
- When the sharp beat had taken hold of the night like a hiccup
- Who were the babus at the wedding?
- The Hindu granfathers
- What were the babus doing?
- They were squatting with their sticks, and looking at the great crowd
- What would the tough young girl have on top of her head?
- A pith-oil tin full of water
- What did Tee say Toddan would have had at the wedding already?
- His castor-oil
- What 2 foods was Tee now thinking of?
- Dalpouri and good hot pepper
- What was the height of the festivity for Tee and Toddan?
- Eating off a piece of banana-leaf if they didn't have enough plates
- What did Auntie Beatrice think of pepper-sauce?
- She thought it was nastiness
- Where was Ma's pepper-sauce a favourite?
- In Pointe d'Espoir market
- What did they pour the pepper-sauce over?
- rice, fish-soup, bread
- What did Tantie say Tee could do if she ever wanted to go home?
- She could write or shecould phone Ling
- Who did Tantie say that Selwyn would have to bring?
- God an' He Mother
- Where did Tee have to go on Saturday, on the week Auntie Beatrice said she could go home?
- to one of the next-door children's birthday party
- What did Tee say Carol and Jessica had no intention of letting her in?
- into their dubious confr`erie.(accent over 1st e)
- What did Bernadette come into the room with?
- with her hairdos, high thin heels, and her unlikely affectedness in her speech
- What did Bernadette do a lot?
- spend hours on the telephone
- What did Bernadette and her cronies do on weekends?
- They filled the gallery, chatting, playing records, and flirting
- What was the full-time occuppation of Auntie Beatrice?
- The girls' social life
- What was St. Cyr Boulevard better known as?
- San-See
- What was San-See?
- An approved fashion-parade promenade
- What was Bernadette's nick-name?
- Bernie
- What reminded Tee of a picture of her mother?
- Auntie Beatrice's smile
- Descirbe the photograph that Auntie Beatrice had on her wall
- It was large, oval, reddish brown with age, and was encircled in a heavy frame of gilded foliage.
- What was the photograph of?
- Of The White Ancestress called Elizabeth Helen Carter
- Who was Carol's middle name, and Tee's mother's name named after?
- Elizabeth Helen Carter
- Where did Elizabeth live?
- at her Godparents
- What kind of poeple were the godparents?
- low-class
- Where was Elizabeth suppose to go?
- To the people on the Grange
- What would the people on the Grange do with Elizabeth?
- They would take her back to England
- Who did Aunt Beatrice seem to blame Jessica on?
- Unle Norman
- Who did Jessice say didn't like her?
- Sister Columba
- Who did Aunt Beatrice say Jessica could go live with if she continue to talk like them?
- with market-people
- When did Tantie to Tee's hair?
- When she was dressing up "for sweetness"
- What would Auntie Beatrice do to Tee every night?
- give her a kiss
- What would Auntie Beatrice do in in the mornigns to Tee?
- Comb her hair and tie her bows
- What would Tee do when she was angry about her bows being tied by Auntie Beatrice?
- She would go in the bathroom and untie and then retie her bows
- What would Aunt Beatrice carry on for the benefit of Carol and Jessica because they wouldn't allow her to comb their hair?
- A monologue
- What did Tee want to go to?
- Carnival
- Where did they go at the Carnival on both days?
- to the Stands
- What did they do at the Stands?
- They sat and watched the bands
- Who did they watch the bands in the company of?
- tourists and the nice people who were in 2 minds about the carnival
- What did they see in the Carnival?
- the unmistakable niggeryness of the affair
- What did Bernadette say about the Carnival?
- real nigger-break loose
- Who was the only one in the house playing mas'?
- Bernadette
- What does "playing mas'" mean?
- joining a street band of masqueraders
- Why was Bernadette playing mas'?
- Because through Roger Hemandez she could get into Starpoints
- Who did Aunt Beatrice say could also get into Starpoints?
- Carol
- When did Auntie Beatrice say Carol could get into Starpoints?
- maybe next year
- Who were they supposed to look out for at the Carnival?
- Bernadette
- Who were they sitting against?
- an American tourist
- Describe the American tourist
- He was in shirt of many colurs, Bermuda shorts of many colours and a broad panama hat with a polka-dot band.
- What were they in?
- jeans and jerseys
- What would Tantie, Tee, Mikey, and Toddan go to their Carnival in?
- In Ramlaal's truck
- Where was the Carnival that Tantie and the others used to go?
- in Coriaca
- What did they do on the way to the Carnival?
- The sang and drummed on their chocolate and pitch-oil tins
- What did the tins contain?
- The pelau and roti and dalpouri annd chicken
- What did Toddan and Mikey play?
- They played djab'-djab'
- What did the 2 of them collect?
- a sum of money
- What did Tee atrat to call all her neighbours and her Indian friends?
- raucous niggerry people and coolies
- Where did Auntie Beatrice think Tee was going with her for the Easter vacation?
- To Canapo
- What did Auntie Beatrice rent in Canapo?
- a beach-house
- Who would have to write a letter to Tantie that Tee was going to Canapo?
- Tee
- What was the house at Canapo called?
- Cosy Nook
- Where did the Cosy Nook lay?
- In a cove shut in on one side by a rising finger of land.
- What was this rising finger of land called?
- The Head
- WHat was the cove filled in with that was just like Ma's land?
- the greeness (dense dark green fury)
- What did Uncle Norman do for the most of the time?
- he slept
- Where did they go on the 1st and 2nd days of their Easter vacation?
- they went to the beach
- Who appeared on the scene on the third day?
- the Silvas
- Where were the Silvas staying?
- in a beach-houde on the other side of the Head
- What did Bernadette, Carol and Jessica go for the rest of the vacaton?
- They went to the other side of the Head with the da SIlva boys and girls
- What were the da Silvas doing in the week that they had been there?
- Sunbathing
- What did Bernadette, Carol, and Jessica say they wanted to go to the other side of the Head?
- the water was better
- What were they wearing to go with their friends?
- their bright beach-clothes
- When did they promise to be back?
- at lunch
- Which trees did the noise of Auntie Beatrice die away into?
- the coconut trees
- Where was Tee when Auntie Beatrice went about the house calling frantically after her?
- the toilet
- Where did Auntie Beatrice and Tee go after eating breakfast?
- they went to the bannister of the gallery and stared out at the sea
- When did Tee scuttle throught the back door?
- while the others made their exit throught the front door
- Where was Tee making for?
- the bushes at the side of the house
- Where did Tee continue to run towards?
- the beach
- Where did Tee think she could hide?
- in the growth of vines that fringed the beach in places, and the little alcoves they formed
- Where did the vines grow along?
- a little shelf that rose up from the beach
- What could Tee see over on the other side?
- the three (J, C, B) moving along the Head
- What did Tee think about after shutting out the thought of Auntie Beatrice?
- the beach at Pointe d'Espoir and all the cousins annd Godsisters and Godbrothers
- Why was the thought of the cousins,.... to be shut out by Tee?
- Because she saw everyone coming out of the water with their petticoats, panites, and old trousers on their bodies, and some with no clothes on at all.
- What did Tee think of after the cousins...?
- Ma
- What was Ma?
- she was a market-woman, she sold in the market
- What was Tee thinking of after Ma?
- suppose Bernadette, Carol, and Jessica knew that Ma was a market-woman
- What insulted Tee when she ran away?
- the sea, the sea-birds, the jumbled footprints in the sand, and the dead leaves
- Who was Auntie Beatrice coaxing the others (J,B,C)to bring over?
- the da Silva and their friends
- Where did Auntie Beatrice ask Uncle Norman to drive them to in the afternoon?
- to the nearest town, ten miles away
- What did Uncle Norman make clear that he would do as soon as the would reach?
- he would find a tree to park under and sleep
- What did they do at the nearest town?
- They shopped
- What did Auntie Beatrice say about all the shops she went to?
- that there was no proper food to get there, only a bottle of stuffed olives and a bag of potato chips
- What did Aunt Beatrice say she was glad that she brought her own supply of?
- Worcester sauce and French dressing
- Where did they spend the rest of the day at after coming back from the town?
- in the kitchen
- What were they doing in the kitchen?
- preparing the spread
- Where did Tee hear talking ?
- In the gallery, and then towards the kitchen
- What did Bernadette say in an irritated voice?
- She said something about the moon, annd that they didn't know (probably about the dinner)
- Where did Tee go after leaving the kitchen?
- the gallery
- When Tee went out into the bush, what was she assailed by?
- mosquitos and sand-flies
- Where did Aunt Beatrice's daughters gone?
- they had gone crab-huntingWha
- What would Berndatte scream after if she saw it, and what would she scream like?
- she would scream after seeing a baby spider, and like a madwoman
- What would Tee remember that Na's bigger boys would have to go to the beach?
- crocus-bags, flashlights and lengths of vine
- What time in the night would Ma's bigger boys go?
- When there was a full moon
- What did Aunt Beatrice lay the dishcloths over?
- the sandwiches, the nuts, olives and fancy biscuits
- Where did Aunt Beatrice and Tee walk?
- along the beach in the direction of the Head
- What did Tee see at the end of the head?
- A crab, and someone who took hold of it with a crocus-bag
- What were the lights on the other side of the Head like?
- large candle-flies
- Who grabbed Tee's hand when he/she meant to catch a crab?
- a boy
- What did Tee fetch that Auntie Beatrice took away from her?
- A brrom to sweep
- What was now a monstrous enemy?
- the Head
- chapter one
- sff