Nellie Lee Love

Why did Erma Jean stop talking?

• She didn't want to talk.
• Uncle Pace told her something that upset her and she couldn't talk.
• She got injured by Tommy Braxton.
• Her mom and dad told her not to talk to anyone.

What incident started the Chicago Riot of 1919?

• The governor told the people to fight.
• No one knows why the Chicago Riot started.
• There was an African-American boy who drowned after being stoned.

How did Nellie Lee and Erma Jean communicate with each other?

• They used sign language.
• They didn't communicate with one another.
• They used Erma Jean's diary to "talk" through the notes.

What was the family business that Nellie Lee and Erma Jean's father ran?

• Funeral home
• Night club
• Restaurant
• Grocery store

Did anyone die in the Chicago Riots?

• Yes 
• No

Did Erma Jean ever tell the family what happened to her uncle?

• Yes
• No

Is Erma Jean proud of being an African American?

• Yes
• No

When the family moves to Chicago, what was something really different for them?

• Everything was the same.
• They had a bigger home and more room.
• They had an indoor bathroom for the first time.

What event helped Erma Jean to get back her voice?

• Nothing, it just came back.
• She got some medicine that finally helped her get her voice back.
• When she stood up to Tommy Braxton, she finally got her voice back.

Nellie Lee finally realized that their move helped her family with something.  What?

• She got closer to her family.
• She said that the move helped them all find their voices.
• She realized that all people are bad natured and mean.