What goes wrong with the birthday cake?
It needs sugar.
It looks like someone sat on it.
It's ugly
It gets burned.
What happens when Kameeka goes out to buy sugar?
Miz Evelyn gives her a hug.
The store has run out of sugar.
She meets Jamara and gets distracted.
She forgets to buy the sugar.
What kind of fiction genre is this book?
Science Fiction
Mystery
Realism (Realistic Fiction)
Biography
Why does Kameeka’s heart race “as fast as the roller coaster” when she says “Happy Birthday” to Miz Adeline
She is excited to eat cake.
She is afraid to tell her there's no birthday cake.
She's tired from the hula=hooping.
She is happy.
What happens when Miz Adelaide hears Kameeka talking about hula-hooping?
She gets mad
She tells her to go away.
She hops around.
She tells her she used to be the best at Hula Hoop in the street.
What happens when Kameeka gets “the itch?”
She watches TV.
She calls Jamara.
She runs to the street to play.
Her fingers start snapping, her feet start tapping...
Kameeka uses a donut as a birthday cake.
False
True
Miz Adelaide’s say it’s the best birthday party ever because it reminded her of when she was young.
False
True
What does Jamara mean when she says, “I know who the real Hula-Hoopin’ Queen of 139th Street is?”
That Miz Adeline is the Queen.
That Jamara is the Queen.
That Mama is the Queen.
That she is the Queen.
What does Kameeka want to do?
She wants to bake a cake.
She wants to go grocery shopping.
She wants to be the Hula-Hoopin' Queen of her street.
She wants to buy a hula-hoop.
How are Kameeka and Miz Adeline alike?
They are both old.
They're both good at Hula Hoop
They both like cake.
They love donuts.
Why does Kameeka’s mom make her “explain to Miz Adelaide why she won’t have cake for her birthday?”
Because Mama was afraid of telling her herself.
Because Mama was mean.
Because it was her fault there was no cake.
Because she wants Kameeka to feel bad.
Kameeka is the Hula-Hoopin’ Queen of 139th street when the book begins.
True
False