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PART 1: CHAPTERS 1-5
Reading Check
1. What grows in the South, despite the boll-weevils and desolate climate?
2. How does Becky die?
3. At what stage in life is the woman discussed in the poem “Face”?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. Compare men’s perceptions of Karintha pre- and post-adolescence. What moment in her life causes the most change in how men perceive her?
2. Analyze the poem “Reapers.” Toward what does the continued action point?
3. How is Becky perceived by her community? How does this perception shape the community’s discussion of her death?
Paired Resource
“There Is Power in Looking: The Oppositional Gaze”
PART 1: CHAPTERS 6-10
Reading Check
1. To what does the narrator compare Carma’s strength?
2. Using the format of ABCD, what is the rhyme scheme of “Song of the Sun”?
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