JJ-CQ Flashcards
Question
Answer
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what are the three parts to the book called?
A: Inside My Front Door, Outside My Front Door, Out in the World
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what is Jerry’s Mom’s name?
A: Williemae
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what is Jerry’s Birthday?
A: Dec 22, 1939
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life when did Jerry die?
A: October 20, 2021
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life who was Jerry’s wife?
A: Gloria Jean Pinkney
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life how long were Jerry & Gloria married?
A: over 60 years
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what is the name of the street Jerry grew up on?
A: East Earlham St
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what city did Jerry grow up in?
A: Philadelphia
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what word does Jerry use to describe Aftrican Americans?
A: colored
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what are the names of Jerry’s 3 childhood friends?
A: Bobby, Elsworth, Alfred
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what did Jerry and his friends dream of being?
A: cowboys
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what is the name of Jerry’s childhood neighbor?
A: Miss Sadie
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what activity did Jerry’s sisters do in the street?
A: Double Dutch
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what did Uncle Alec polish?
A: His cross country trailer
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what did families make in the street on East Earlham?
A: homemade ice cream and root beer
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what streets did white people live on in Philadelphia in the 1940’s?
A: Germantown and Chelton Avenues
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what is the condition Jerry has that makes it hard to read?
A: dyslexia / he is dyslexic
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what are Jerry’s grandparents names?
A: Grandma Clara and Granddad Charles
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what was outside Grandma Clara and Granddad Charles’s home?
A: A gas lamppost
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what is the name of Jerry’s arithmetic teacher?
A: Mr. Scott
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what does Mr. Scott teach?
A: arithmetic
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what did Mr. Scott do to Jerry when he mixed up his numbers?
A: struck his ruler across the palm of Jerry’s hand
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life why was East Earlham St an affordable place to live?
A: Because it was closed in by a cemetery
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what is Jerry’s childhood address?
A: 51 East Earlham St
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life name 2 things in Jerry’s backyard:
A: trash stacked on one side, things to be saved on the other (moms plant pots), and laundry hanging on clothes lines
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life name 2 things that couldn’t fit in Jerry’s childhood house:
A: an icebox, washing machine and clothes wringer, laundry backets, large glass jugs of spring water
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what are Jerry’s three sisters names?
A: Joan (older), Claudia (middle), Helen (youngest)
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life how many sisters does Jerry have?
A: 3
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life why was Jerry teased about his name?
A: Because his real name sounded like a nickname
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what is the name of the ride at Willow Grove Park that Jerry hated?
A: Snap the Whip
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life why did Jerry hate the ride Snap the Whip?
A: Because it made him feel out of control
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what is the name of the park that had the Snap the Whip ride?
A: Willow Grove Park
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what were Jerry’s brothers names?
A: Eddie and Billy
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life how many bedrooms did Jerry’s childhood house have?
A: 3
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life how many bedrooms did houses on the other side of the street have?
A: 2
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life who did Jerry share a bedroom with?
A: his brothers (Eddie and Billy)
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what is the name of Jerry’s dads job where he sold fruit and vegetables from crates?
A: Huckstering
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what did Jerry draw a picture of that upset Joan?
A: Joan sleeping on the couch when she was supposed to be watching her siblings
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life where did Jerry’s grandfather work?
A: Blaisdell Pencil Factory
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what streets was the Blaisdell Pencil Factory on?
A: East Earlham and Lena St
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what is the one thing Jerry felt he could do right?
A: drawing
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life whose house was next to the vacant lot Jerry and his friends hung out in?
A: Sonny
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what did Jerry and his friends do the vacant lot next to Sonny’s house?
A: build go-carts and make shoe shine boxes
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life where is Jerry not supposed to go without his dad?
A: Into the cellar / basement
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what did Jerry’s dad use to draw a guideline on the wood? (be specific)
A: a Flat, yellow, pencil or carpenters pencil
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what tools did Jerry take from the basement? (Name 3)
A: saw, nails, crowbar, straight edge, carpenter pencils, drafting paper and hammers
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life when close to the end of a cut Jerry said you hold the board so you don’t get what?
A: Splinters
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life who is building a house in New Jersey?
A: Uncle Osbie and Aunt Helen
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life where is Jerry’s favorite place to draw (i.e. his studio)?
A: Beneath the keyboard of a piano
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what color are the living room and piano painted?
A: pink
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what did Billy dream of becoming?
A: A pilot
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life which war was America in during Jerry’s childhood?
A: The Cold War
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what magazine did Jerry’s mom hide under bed linens in the wardrode?
A: LIFE
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life where did Jerry’s mom hide LIFE magazines from WWII?
A: Under bed linens in the wardrobe
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life where did Jerry draw sketches to feel safe?
A: On the wall beside his bunk
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what did Jerry build with his brother, Billy?
A: A model plane
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life which brother did Jerry build a model plane with?
A: Billy
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life Billy’s mom wants him to take the entrance exam for what university?
A: Temple
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what is the name of the group of colored pilots who fly fighter planes for the Air Force?
A: Tuskegee Airmen
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life which area of the military is Billy thinking about joining?
A: The air force
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what color paint did Jerry paint the wall covering Jerry’s sketches?
A: white
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what time did Jerry’s dad usually arrive home from work?
A: 6:30
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life name 3 things Jerry drew on the freshly painted wall:
A: Mighty Mouse, Tom and Jerry, Bugs Bunny, trucks, trains, knights at the round table, pirate ships & Castles
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life how many bathrooms did Jerry’s childhood house have?
A: 1
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what was Jerry’s moms favorite spiritual song?
A: “Blessed Assurance”
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what day did Jerry have English tests at school?
A: Fridays
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what test did Jerry have to take on Fridays at school?
A: English
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what did Jerry’s mom give him when he got a stomachache from worrying about taking English tests?
A: 2 Tums
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what does Jerry say East Earlham Street and a beehive have in common?
A: Pulsating, crowded and noisy
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what did the delivery man leave on the doorsteps? (name 2)
A: bread and milk
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what is the name of the Elementary school Jerry attended?
A: Joseph E. Hill Elementary School
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life Jerry compares people grouped by the color of their skin to what?
A: crates of fruits and vegetables
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life which of Jerry’s siblings attended mixed race schools where the teachers were only white?
A: Claudia and Helen
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what street corner did Jerry meet up with schoolmates to walk to school?
A: Germantown and Chelton Ave’s
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what two boxers did the kids mimick while walking to school?
A: Joe Lewis and Sugar Ray Robinson
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life where did Jerry take boxing lessons?
A: Police Athletic League
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what street was Jerry’s Elementary School on?
A: Rittenhouse Street
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life who was Jerry’s teacher that called Jerry, “The class Artist”
A: Mrs. Miller
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what did Mrs. Miller let Jerry do for extra credit?
A: Draw pictures
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what did Jerry draw a picture of during Fire Prevention Week for the safety unit at school?
A: A fire engine
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life who did Mrs. Miller suggested as a role model for Jerry?
A: Henry O. Tanner
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what was the name of the assembly to learn to protect yourself from an atomic bomb?
A: Duck and Cover
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what were the students learning to protect themselves from in the assembly “Duck and Cover”?
A: an atomic bomb
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life Jerry learns through what?
A: His drawing
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what is the bridge to Jerry’s understanding (when learning)?
A: To draw it or sketch it in his brain
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life Jerry and his friends played basketball under the fire escapes of what factory?
A: The Blaisdell Pencil Factory
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life Jerry and his friends played basketball under what?
A: Fire excapes
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what did Jerry and his friends use a net when they played basketball by the pencil factory?
A: The rungs of the extension ladder
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life when Jerry saved money from shining shoes what did he buy?
A: A bow and arrow
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life when street did Jerry shine shoes on?
A: Germantown Ave
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what did Jerry and his friends make from wheels from old skates and wooden crates?
A: a Skate-do
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what was made out of slats of an old fence, stone wall of a vacant lot, red bricks and a glass window?
A: A Clubhouse
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life who suggested they ride bikes to Benjamin Franklin Bridge?
A: Alfred
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life where did Alfred suggest the friends ride their bikes to?
A: Benjamin Franklin Bridge
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life why couldn’t Sonny ride his bike to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge?
A: Because he was 9 and it was too far
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what time did the boys have to be back from riding to Benjamin Franklin Bridge?
A: Before curfew / dark
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life why did the boys have to be back by curfew?
A: Because of gang activity
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what did the boys buy at Auggies?
A: soda pops (cokes)
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life where did the boys stop to buy soda pops when they rode to the Ben Franklin Bridge?
A: Auggies
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life why did the boys buy their soda pops at Auggies and not downtown?
A: Because they didn’t know which stores would serve them.
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what is Tioga T’s?
A: A gang
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life why weren’t Jerry and his friends considered a gang? (name 1 reason)
A: no name or colors, no initiation rites, too few of them
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what is the name of the street where dad had customers?
A: Midvale Ave
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what did dad attach his key ring to?
A: his overalls
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life how many keys did Jerry’s dad carry?
A: A dozen or more
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what were the keys to that Jerry’s dad carried?
A: His customers homes
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what river did the Benjamin Franklin Bridge go over?
A: The Delaware River
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life why was there constant movement on the Delaware River?
A: Because both sides had shipping ports
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what was perfect for drawing because it moved in slow motion?
A: sailboats, cargo ships and barges
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what did Jerry draw when he went to the Delaware River?
A: A tugboat
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what is a “red car”?
A: A police car
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what does Jerry call a police car?
A: A red car
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what is Jerry’s dads advice for dealing with police?
A: Cooperate and tell them the truth / don’t lie
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what color was Jerry’s dads car?
A: Green / deep green
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what color was the wood grain in the cab of Jerry’s dads car?
A: dark brown and honey-colored
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life Jerrys family stayed in an apartment on Missouri Ave in what city?
A: Atlantic City
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what street was in the segregated section of Atlantic City where Jerry and his family took trips?
A: Missouri Avenue
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life where in Atlantic City did Jerry’s family like to take trips?
A: The Jersey Shore
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what did Jerry’s family take with them to the Jersey shore? (name 2)
A: blankets, a basket of food and a large thermos
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life who did Uncle Alec tell Jerrys dad he saw on the boardwalk?
A: Joe Louis (“The Brown Bomber”) and Sammy Davis Jr
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what was the name of the beach for black people at the Jersey Shore?
A: Chicken Bone Beach
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what color was the sand at Chicken Bone Beach?
A: gray
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what separated the white and black beaches? (specifically)
A: Steel Pier
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life who was allowed on Steel Pier?
A: Whites only
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life who did Jerry meet under the pier at Jersey Shore?
A: Cousin Herbie
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life where did Jerry meet Cousin Herbie at Jersey Shore?
A: Under the pier
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what was Steel Pier made of?
A: wood and metal
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life what could you win at the penny arcades and coin operated games on the pier?
A: A Stuffed Animal
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life on the pier how high did the towers rise up?
A: 2 stories
Q: In Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life on the pier, what shape were the towers?
A: square