The Shunning
This is the main character who discovers a hidden truth about her past.
Who is Katie Lapp?
This is the name of Malcom X’s half sister who he moved to Boston to live with
Who is Ella Little-Collins?
What does Sara sell on the street as a kid?
Herring (Pickled fish). She helps to support her family from a young age, which shows her work ethic and early determination.
What is the definition of a religio-racial group?
Intertwines religion and racial thinking that was a response to Jim Crow America.
What are some of the differences between “The Working Girl” and “The New Woman”?
The Working Girl: working class, less formal education, labor reform and unions / The New Woman: professional class, college educated, suffrage and temperance / Key similarity: Independence and autonomy
Katie’s discovery of the satin baby dress leads her to question this about her identity.
What is whether she is truly Amish by birth/whether she is adopted?
Why did Malcom X add an X to his last name? What is the process of renaming indicative of?
Malcolm X replaced his last name with an X as a spiritual/ political statement that is indicative of attempting to separate himself from white America and from the shackles of his given “enslaved last name”.
What does Sara’s father believe is a woman’s role in life?
To get married and take care of her husband and family.
What was the compromise of 1877?
Informal unwritten deal that marked the end to the reconstruction era.
Genre fiction can also be called ______ fiction or ______ fiction.
commercial/formula. All 3 are used to describe fiction that clearly fits into a specific genre.
Name the Amish community where Katie is raised.
What is Hickory Hollow?
These are the Nation of Islam’s 4 main principles
What is: WD Fard was incarnate of Allah, Elijah Muhammad called himself a prophet, Emphasis of black nationalism, White people were essentially blue eyed devils
Why does Sara choose not to marry Max Goldstein?
Because she doesn’t love him and wants a relationship based on more than money or success.
What is the idea of Pan Africanism and who created this concept?
Created by Marcus Garvey, it was the advocacy for all descendants of African people to unite to combat colonialism
What are 3 ways people may take part in/commit to Evangelical Purity Culture today?
Purity pledges, purity rings, and purity balls.
The letter that changes Katie’s life was written by this person.
Who is Laura Mayfield-Bennett?
What is the story of Yakub, what belief does it maintain?
The story of Yakub is the becoming of white supremacy: Yakub was a spiteful black Meccan scientist that created the white race
What are the names of Saras sisters?
Bessie, Mashah, Fania. Sara is the youngest out of them, and Bessie is the oldest.
Who was Horatio Alger and what was his take on the American dream?
Horatio Alger was a 19th century novelist who famously coined the term, “pull yourself by the bootstraps” which was the notion that people could go from rags to riches if you worked hard enough.
She coined the term “The New Woman” in 1894.
Sarah Grand, an Irish-English feminist writer.
In a subtle but symbolic act of rebellion, Katie does this with the satin baby dress after realizing its significance.
What is secretly keeps it hidden instead of destroying or returning it?
Why did the 1960s see a rise of the conversion to Islam amongst black Americans?
Rejection of white Christianity, empowerment of black people, and radical alternatives to civil rights.
Why is the title The Bread Givers ironic?
Because the real "bread givers" in the story are the women, not the men.
What are the 3 stages of a woman’s life according to Evangelical romantic fiction?
Virginal youth and courtship, Complementarian marriage, and Willing motherhood
Bread Givers received enthusiastic reviews as an “immigrant story” in national newspapers like The New York Times. Yezierska became a minor celebrity, with many critics giving her this name.
“Cinderella of the Ghetto”