Marc
Where did Marc's family come from?
Ukraine (page 1)
Describe Marina's family home in Guyana.
"a long white box with a series of windows, each shaded by delicate lattice shutters" that "sat on slender stilts" (page 3)
What is a Sirdar?
"in charge of the field hands and after his contract was over, he purchased land and prospered" (page 4)
"In the Age of Honey, people __________ the __________ where they lived".
"In the Age of Honey, people tasted the neighborhood where they lived." (page 7).
What is a negative impact of sugar?
"sugar set people in motion all across the world - millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes." (page 7)
Describe who Marc's father fell in love with and married.
"a dusty-eyed Russian Christian" named Nina (pages 1-2)
Where did Marina's great grandfather come from?
came "from India to Guyana" (page 3)
What happened to Marina's family estate in Guyana?
"sold shortly before my aunts' death, a car repair in its place" (page 6)
In the Bronze Age, what did people use for sweetener?
"used syrup made from maple trees, agave cactus, or mashed fruits for their sweetener" (page 6)
What is a positive impact of sugar?
"the global connections that sugar brought about also fostered the most powerful ideas of human freedom." (page 8)
How did Nina's grandfather eventually make money, or "strike it rich"?
"Nina's grandfathers invention" "found a way to give raw beet sugar sparkling hues" (page 2)
Why did British plantation owners look to hire Indian workers after the slaves were freed?
"the sugar plantation owners were desperate to find cheaper labor to cut cane and process sugar" (page 4)
What is Marina's story a story of?
"It is a story of the movement of millions of people, of fortunes made and lost, of brutality and delight" (page 6)
How is sugar different from honey?
sugar "offers a stronger sweet flavor, and like steel plastic, it had to be invented" (page 7)
What did sugar create?
"Sugar created a hunger, a need which swept from from one corner of the world to another, bringing the most terrible misery and destruction, but then, too, the most inspiring ideas of liberty."
What is the only thing Nina had left from her family?
"one diamond" (page 3)
What would happen if a person from India left their country and traveled over the "Black Water"?
"Once you crossed the "black water" of the surrounding oceans, you were said to have "gone to tapu." you no longer had any place in your village and could not be accepted back until you went through a special ceremony." (page 4)
What purpose did Marc and Maria have in writing this text?
They wanted to cover the positive and negative impacts of the rise of sugar production and trade around the world.