106 pages • 3 hours read
Tracey BaptisteThe Jumbies
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Did Pierre La Mer know that Nicole was a jumbie and that Corinne La Mer is part jumbie? If so, why does he keep this information from Corinne? If not, why didn’t Nicole tell him the truth?
Consider the novel’s four main characters, Corinne, Dru, Bouki, and Malik, and their contrasting attitudes on magic and jumbies. What are the benefits and drawbacks of each of the characters’ outlooks? How do they change? What did you learn from each character? Support your response with evidence from the novel.
Why do you think Baptiste chose to include a frog’s perspective in The Jumbies? What did this point of view add to the story? What might be lost in the text by removing the frog’s point of view?
