When Annie falls asleep, what does she dream about?
What is Annie drinks the whole sea and then sees that water explode out of her body
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What do the silhouettes represent?
What is
Black silhouettes: Annie and her mother's hatred for each other
Purple silhouettes: Their admiration and acceptance for each other
100
Where does the setting take place for most of the chapter?
What is Annie's house in Antigua
100
Who is Ma Jolie?
What is an obeah woman from Dominica who tries to help Annie
100
How long did the rain last?
What is three months
200
When Mrs. John goes to the market, what does Annie do when she is home alone?
What is Annie starts to hallucinate and washes the family photographs in the bathtub
200
What does the water represent in the resolution of the conflict?
What is renewal/cleansing/forgiveness
200
What does Annie's house represent in this chapter
What is the isolation from her real emotions
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How could the rain symbolize the change within Annie’s relationship with her mother?
What is
It changed their surroundings; making the sea bigger, for example.
The sea represented the distance between Annie and her mother.
300
What event caused Ma Chess to never speak to Pa Chess ever again?
What is the death of John (Annie's uncle), due to conflict in religious and scientific medical needs
300
What was the cause of Annie's illness?
What is neglect
300
Why does the obeah culture play a big part in Annie’s life?
What is Annie’s mother’s family practices the obeah culture. It shows that despite the colonialism, the local culture plays a big part in the development of Annie’s identity.