Betsey Brown

Pages 76-96





Characteristics of Betsey Brown

1. Eugene had came over to see Betsey


2. Regina; who is the babysitter , came over with her boyfriend Roscoe and they started kissing in front of the children.


3. Betsey wanted to experience what Regina and Roscoe was experiencing with love.


4. Greer wants the children to go to an all white school in order to make a stand for the entire race of African Americans.


5. Jane disagrees with Greer all the way about his decision.

Questions I have

1. Is Betsey really in love with Eugene?


2. Why did Greer want his children to set a stands?


3. How made was Jane with Greer that night?


4. Did the children end up going to the school?

Unknown Words

1. Sepia-Any of several cuttlefish of the genus Sepia, producing a dark fluid used naturally for defense and, by humans, in ink. Page 84


2. Satanic- Characteristic of or befitting Satan; extremely wicked; devillike; diabolical. Page 89


3. Akin- Of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively): cousins who were too closely akin for marriage. Page 90

Literary Terms

1. Alliteration- "Well, what happened?" Page 79


2. Irony- "This young man is worth more than you know, Mrs. Murray." Page 87

Summarizing

1. This part of the story shows how Betsey is battling with love and the white people.