Suleimān’s Psalm, Chapter One, “Are You Willing to Reveal,” is Ammeah’s encounter with Street. Everything flows into Street, and Ammeah, the novel’s mystical character, asks Street whether he would reveal the lives of the folks who live along this stretch of Greene Street.

Chapter One, Suleimān’s Psalm, I Hold Aruseré, is Ammeah’s response to Street, telling Street who she is and what she professes.

Chapter One, Suleimān’s Psalm, Ammeah’s Riddle, is where Ammeah provides a riddle. The key to unlocking the riddle lies in the novel.

In Chapter One, Suleimān’s Psalm, Oshúka Favored This Fifth,” Ammeah explains that Suleimān’s cello is enchanted.