Show:
Events in Film
The Piano
Symbolism
The Family Tree
Clear Reference
100
Who is trying to marry Bernice?
Avery
100
Who wants to sell the piano?
Boy Willie
100
What did the piano symbolize when Sutter traded it for Mama Bernice and Papa Boy Walter?
The value of human beings were equated to property
100
How are Bernice and Boy Willie related?
Brother and Sister
100
Andrea went to the mall because she was bored. What is the antecedent in this sentence? What is the pronoun?
Andrea- Antecedent she- pronoun
200
What scares Bernice at the beginning of the film?
Sutter's Ghost
200
How did Sutter get the piano?
He traded two slaves for it.
200
What does the piano symbolize for Boy Willie?
A way to be free and have his own land
200
How is Boy Willie related to Doaker?
Doaker is Boy Willie's uncle.
200
Jack and Jill went up the hill because they were thirsty. What is the pronoun(s)? What is the antecedent(s)?
Jack and Jill- antecedents they- pronoun
300
What crop is Boy Willie selling in Pittsburgh?
Watermelons
300
Why does Sutter have the piano carved?
His wife misses the company of her slaves, so he gets the slaves carved into the piano
300
What does Sutter's ghost symbolize?
The power white people had over African Americans
300
How are Wining Boy and Doaker related?
They are brothers.
300
I buy Girl Scout cookies to support them. Rewrite or keep it the same?
Weak reference I buy Girl Scout cookies to support the Girl Scouts.
400
What two things do Bernice and Mama Ola have in common?
They both take care or the piano and they both lost their husbands young.
400
Who stole the piano?
Boy Charles
400
What two things do the piano symbolize for Bernice?
A connection with her mother, the history of her family.
400
How is Boy Charles related to Bernice?
Boy Charles is Bernice's father.
400
We went to school and to Target. It was awesome. Rewrite or keep it the same.
Ambiguous Reference We went to school and to Target. School was awesome.
500
Who actually tells the story of the piano in the film?
Doaker
500
What two people are traded for the piano?
Mama Bernice and Papa Boy Walter
500
What do the Ghosts of Yellow Dog symbolize?
The inability to kill the spirit of African Americans
500
How is Maretha related to Mama Ola?
Mama Ola is Maretha's grandmother
500
Employees who work for this architectural firm need to have a college degree. Change or keep it the same.
Keep it the same.