InDIGO Sky CH 1-3 Questions by Kay Carroll

In Chapter 1, from whose point of view is the story told?

• The author's

• The neighbor's

• Ma's

• Molly McCray

Where is the story take place?

• New York City

• Grenada County, Mississippi

• Vancouver, Alabama

• Chicago, Illinois

Who met Molly at the train?

• Alex, her brother

• Mr. Stratt, a neighbor

• Mr. Statt, her uncle

• Jake, her brother

Where had Molly been and what does she find on her return home?

• To Maine,

  Molly found everyone the same as when she left.

• To Maine,

  Molly was told her brother had returned.

• To Boston,

  Molly was told her ma died while she was gone

• To Boston,

  She was told her ma was not acting normal

What did Molly think about her trip to Boston? (CH2)

• She thought it was okay but she would have preferred somewhere else

• She thought it was too cold and was treated badly while there.

• She thought the grandness of it all was more than she'd ever hoped to experience

• She thought it was no different than if she had never left home.

What did Molly learn about her brother Jake in Chapter 2?

• That her brother had gotten to the North and was working a good job

• That her brother was back in Mississippi and waiting to see her

• That her brother had most likely been killed after he left home

• That Jake didn't leave home until after the Autumn Festival

Which detailed and descriptive passages provide supporting evidence of Molly's feelings about Boston?

• I was living my dream in high style. My long, chestnut-brown plaits hung free to cascade in waves around my shoulders, laid bare in several custom-made long flowing dresses, gowns and two-piece outfits of every color.

• When Dr. Wagner and I met for the first time, it was in Grenada, during the Yellow Fever plague, I was only twelve–too young to even notice John the man. He was also Mr. Neuman’s nephew from Boston.

• There was a chill in the air. And when the sun rose, it would glint off the fresh mounds of snow like a diamond in the light. I loved to hear it crunch beneath my feet. I spent two Christmases in Boston, chilled but blissful. I was living the life I’d always dreamed of— learning high society’s lessons and gliding across the dance floor of glorious galas.

• I thought the grandness of it all was more than I’d ever hoped to experience. Now here I am, Molly Elizabeth McCray going on 17, on my way home not two years later—and afraid of what may have happened while I was away.

What context clues help define "urbane" in Chapter 2.

What type of rhetorical appeal is used in the following statement? (CH 3)

"But I just call her my fairy godmother…my kindred spirit.

• logical(logos)

• ethical/authority

  (ethos)

• emotional(pathos)

Which type of rhetorical appeal is used the following statement?

"They call it “Survival of the Fittest.” It says the strongest of the plants, animals, and humans survived to procreate the species and races.

• logical (logos)

• ethical (ethos)

• emotional (pathos)