Study Guide

hush Chapter 5

By Jacqueline Woodson

Chapter 5

Toswiah/Evie thinks back to the day after the shooting, when the death threat calls started coming.
Cameron/Anna came home from school upset because Joseph, her boyfriend and Officer Randall's son, started telling everyone her father was a liar.
Toswiah/Evie thinks about how she's never had a problem with being black, but now she realizes only a few people in Denver can relate to her experience.
She explains the Blue Wall of Silence, which says cops vouch for each other, and thinks about what a strong presence cops have always been in her life.
Toswiah/Evie describes the night Inspector Albert Oliver came to the Green house to discuss the shooting with Daddy.
She overheard them talking about the reasons for and against Daddy testifying against Officers Randall and Dennis.
Toswiah/Evie wishes she could stop time right there, that night, before Daddy agreed to testify.