Characters
The main character in The Color Purple
Who is Celie?
A "maize-leaf" is a leaf from what plant? (Walt Whitman)
What is corn?
From whose perspective is this novel told? And what type of narration?
Who is Irene Redfield? What is first-person narration?
Where was Ibsen born?
Where is Skien, Norway?
Where does Janina live? (Drive Your Plow)
Where is a remote, rural Polish village near the Czech border, specifically in the Silesia region?
The main character of "Sisters" who is pushed by her sister Tina to continue going on blind dates with Joey Matthews, eventually leading to her going blind.
Who is Dolores "Doty" Lucero?
What does the letter writer request? How does Irene feel about this request?
Clare Kendry's letter to Irene Redfield expresses a desire for Irene to join her and to see her again. Irene is not pleased with this request and is immediately hesitant to respond.
What is the irony of the use of the song "White Christmas" to signal American evacuation from Saigon?
Saigon is a city that almost never receives snowfall, least of all in April.
Which religion is Ocean Vuong a practitioner of?
What is Buddhism?
When does the Chronicle of Death Foretold take place? (Written)
When was the 1980s?
The Lawyer who went to school with Torvald and was willing to use unethical tactics to achieve his goals.
Who is Krogstad?
Why does Sofia in The Color Purple get in trouble with the law?
She sasses the mayor's wife and then hits the mayor.
What is language prejudice, and how can you connect it to The Color Purple?
Language prejudice is making negative value judgments about a person based on the way he/she speaks. Darlene wants Celie to speak differently because she says people will make negative judgments about her based on her "improper" speech.
In which city did Ocean Vuong's family ultimately settle?
Where is Hartford, CT?
What is the war Song of Myself refers to?
What is the Civil War?
Although I can be seen a pedophile, it is also noted that I am not a "violent person"... and was falsely accused of rape simply because I was an easy target.
Who is Santiago Nasar
What has happened to Christine Linde since she last saw Nora?
Her husband died, she's left with nothing, and she's had to work hard to make ends meet - she hopes that Torvald can get her a position at the bank
All of the women (and the men) secretly knew that all women were not virgins when they married, but they still believed in honor killings.... What is this an example of?... and WHY? a. Connotation b. Paradox c. Simile d. Cliche
What is a paradox? Because that is a complete contradiction.
Whitman was born in what year?
When is 1819?
Where does The Color Purple take place?
Where is rural Georgia?
What is Celie's real father's name?
Who is Alphonso?
How many people did Janina kill?
What is five? (five men)
Who is William Blake? What is astrology? What is "Proverbs of Hell"?
How many adaptations of The Color Purple were made? (movies, shows, etc).
What is three?
What is the significance of the setting in Passing?
Harlem, a hub of Black culture and the Harlem Renaissance, is juxtaposed with the relative whiteness of the rest of New York, highlighting the duality and contrast central to the story. Going from Harlem homes to hotels and clubs also reflects the characters' ability to navigate both Black and white spaces.