English Question

1. What state does Cora NOT visit in her journey?

2. Earlier in the novel, Lumbly the station train agent says,

“Every state is different…Each one a state of possibility with its own customs and way of doing things” (68).

For one of the state she visits in this section, consider this quote and its own “customs and ways of doing things.” Explore one state for this question, considering how it impacts Cora and in turn, how Cora is changed and molded by its customs.

Aim for 5 sentences to explain your point.

3. Find a passage in this section that surprised or shocked you when you read it. Re-copy the quote here and then explain why it was surprising to you. Please remember page numbers!

4. Where do you think Cora was more at peace – South Carolina or North Carolina? Why? Aim for 5 sentences to explain your point.

5 Why do you think Whitehead chose to have a whole section from Ethel’s point of you? What was your reaction reading that? What do you think it added – or took away – from the novel as a whole? If you were writing this book, would you have included her perspective? Why or why not?

Aim for 5 sentences to explain your point

6.  Find a passage that highlight’s Cora’s thinking about ONE of these ideas:

Her ideas of Death and/vs. Freedom

Her ideas of Endurance and/vs. Rebellion

• Her conception of Family, Heritage, and Home

1) Introduce a bit of context of the passage. Where in the book? What is happening?

• 2) Copy the quote word for word with quotation marks.

3) Explain what it shows about Cora and about that idea above. How can you tell? Do some close reading.

• 7. Whose death was the most shocking in this section to you? Why? (I know this is a little bit of a morbid question – apologies)

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