Miguel Street

The street in west Port of Spain where the book is set and from which the book derives its name is Miguel Street.

Port of Spain, Trinidad, Tobago

The geographical locations of all the major events in the book are Port of Spain, Trinidad, and Tobago.

The Author's House

The place where the author and his mother live and where he spends a lot of his time is referred to as the author's house.

Titus Hoyt's School

Titus Hoyt creates a school where the author qualifies for scholarships to go to England to study.

The Cambridge Exam

The Cambridge Senior School Certificate Examination was a qualifying exam for a number of good jobs and educational opportunities. The author passed with distinction while Elias did not.

The Thing without a Name

A habitually unfinished project of Mr. Popo's is called "The Thing without a Name".

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