Questions

Ashley Chang
ENGW 1101
Professor Young
February 22, 2016

Good Lord Bird Questions

1. What is Owen’s response to Fred?

2. Who does Onion travel with? Onion travels with Nigger Bob after the Brown's go to the river to get their "claim". Nigger bob and Onion are "taken" by Chase and Randy.

3. Who owns Pikesville Hotel? Miss Abby owns the Hotel, a white pro-slaver.

4. Who is Chase and Randy? Chase and Randy are the two men Onion and Nigger Bob traveled with. They are both pro-slavers. Randy was wanted for something he did and so he ran the chance he got. Chase stayed with Onion and Nigger Bob to get his profit from them. " 'What about the girl?' [Referring to Onion] Chase said. 'Miss Abby could use her. Wouldn't that square us?' " (McBride 133). Chase was referring to the money he owed Pie.

5. Map out Pikesville Hotel in terms of rank and class. "The Pikesville was a high-class hotel and saloon compared to the previous two shitholes that I aforementioned, but I ought to say here that looking back, it weren't much better. Only after I seen dwellings in the East did I learn that the finest hotel in Pikesville was ma pigsty compared to the lowliest flophouse in Boston" (McBride 131). From this quote, I would put Pikesville Hotel in the middle class because Onion describes this to be one of the best hotels he had stayed at but later finding out that it wasn't all that.

6. Who is Sibonia? Sibonia is one of the slaves that is kept in the back of the hotel. She seems to have some type of mental issue. "Bob nodded at Sibonia.'That one there, she's a witch. She's under a mad spell' "(McBride 156). This describes how her behavior reflects that of a "mad" person.

7. Who is Pie? Pie is a negro prostitute. She works in the hotel for Miss Abby. Pie collects her own profit and is Miss Abby's "star". Pie also covers for Onion when she finds out he is a boy. She helps Onion get a job in the hotel.

8. Who is Darg? Drag is a big negro that is in charge of the yard. ".. he was raw powerful, and looked big enough to pick up a house"(McBride 156). Everyone seems to be scared of him because of the way he looks.