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Why was Frieda crying at the beginning of this section?
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2.
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Why did the girls seek out Pecola? Explain the logic behind their actions.
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3.
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Contrast the views held by Frieda and Claudia with that of Pecola in respect to “The Maginot Line.”
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4.
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Why was Claudia so angry when hearing the little white girl refer to Mrs. Breedlove as Polly?
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Were you surprised at Mrs. Breedlove’s reaction when Pecola accidentally tipped the pot over? Why or why not?
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6.
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Describe Pauline’s childhood? How did her parent's regard her?
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7.
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How did Pauline and Cholly first meet? (Read bottom of 91-92)
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8.
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What traumatic incident shocked Pauline shortly after she met Cholly?
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9.
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As time passed what happened to Pauline and Cholly’s relationship?
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10.
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When Cholly was told of Pauline’s pregnancy how did he react? Were you surprised or not? Explain your answer.
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11.
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When was Pauline truly happy? (Orally read from page 97 to the top of page 100)
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12.
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What was the one thing that Pauline taught her children?
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13.
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Does Pauline regard sex with her husband as a pleasurable experience? Cite specific instances from the text to support your statements.
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14.
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What was Cholly’s childhood like?
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15.
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How did the loss of Aunt Jimmy affect Cholly?
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16.
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Describe the incident which took place at the picnic. How did Cholly feel towards the young lady (Darlene)? How did Cholly feel towards the men?
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17.
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Compare and contrast how Cholly was treated on the day of Aunt Jimmy’s funeral with the day after.
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18.
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Instead of going with Uncle O.V. Cholly decided to find his father. What was Cholly’s reasoning behind this move?
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19.
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Describe the encounter between Cholly and Samson Fuller, his father.
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20.
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How did Cholly feel after he saw his father’s reaction?
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21.
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At this moment what were your feelings toward Cholly? Did you better understand him?
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22.
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What aspect of married life dumbfounded Cholly and rendered him totally disfunctional?
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23.
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As a result of this disfunction, what ultimately happened?
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24.
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Who was this Reader, Advisor, and Interpreter of Dreams? Describe in detail his upbringing. How did he end up in Lorain?
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25.
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Why did Pecola seek out Soaphead Church? What was his response to her request?
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26.
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How did Soaphead Church ingeniously satisfy a personal whim through the pretense of justifying Pecola’s request?
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27.
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To whom did Soaphead address his letter, and why do you suppose he wrote to this particular person?
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28.
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What analogy did Soaphead use in his letter?
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29.
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What is he questioning?
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30.
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Does he view his behavior as bad, or wrong, or in any respect evil?
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