the gold cadillac (ate my face)

Who is the protagonist of the story?

• Lois

• Daddy Wilbert

• Mama Dee

• Mr. Pondexter

Which character traits describe Daddy Wilbert in the story?

• Proud, loving, smart

• Generous, ambitious, indifferent
• Lazy, selfish, mean
• Rude, unreliable, unkind

What are some of the conflicts in the story?

• Lois didn't like her Thiebaud cake painting

• Daddy Wilbert can't become a proffessional boxer

• Lois does not know what to do with the money she inherited after her father's death

• Mama Dee won't ride in the Cadillac

• Daddy Wilbert almost got lynched

Before leaving on their trip south, Mama Dee and Daddy Wilbert warned the children not to ____ to white people.

Mama Dee is a __________ character.

Daddy Wilbert is a ____________ character.

"We waited. More than three hours we waited. Finally my father came out of the police station. We had lots of questions to ask him. He said the police had given him a ticket for speeding and locked him up. But then the judge had come. My father had paid the ticket and they had let him go."

What is the mood of this excerpt.

• Relaxed and carefree
• Excited and joyful
• Calm and peaceful
• Tense and anxious

Name a theme from the story.

• Space travel
• Family first

• Cooking recipes
• Car mechanics

Who was not excited about the new car.

• The dog

• The neighbor

• The mailman

• Mama Dee

Friends and family were ________ that Daddy Wilbert wanted to drive the car south.