Clara/Lucy/Clara Comprehension Qs

1. How does Clara respond to the ‘gentleman’ in the bar? How is this expected from
Clara?
2. What is wrong with Lily? How does Mr. Walker know she’s sick?
3. Why was Clara arrested?
4. The interaction with the old lady is imperative to the story. Describe the
interaction and what you think has happened?
5. What was Clara’s mothers name and how is life for Clara prior to the Mission?
6. “Were we ever allowed anything good?” (122) what does Lucy mean by this?
7. What does Lucy mean when she says, “Harlan was right” (124)?
8. Why does she name her Kendra?
9. Why do Clara and Lucy flee the hospital?
10. Why does Clara sell fish?
11. Who are Carey, Bunny, and Honey St. Marie?
12. Why did they struggle to find a place to rent?
13. How does border patrol respond to Clara?
14. What does “Indians were like weeds to the white people” (139) mean?
15. How and why does Clara relate to John Lennon?
16. What is Clara trying to take into Willow Flats?
17. What happened to Clara? Describe her adventure from Willow Flats to Canada.