1984

1984

1. Why can’t the telescreen be completely shut off?
2. How does the telescreen differ from our television?
3. Describe Winston (Be specific)
4. What is the word on the flapping poster?
5. What police bother Winston?

Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness Questions

1. Where is the Nellie?  Who are the 5 people lounging on her deck?  Who’s telling the story?
2. Marlow describes the first Romans’ experiences in Britain—what were they like?
3. What does Marlow think of colonization?
4. Who tells the “story within a story”?

Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart

1. Why does Unoka consult the Oracle?  What does the Oracle tell him?

2. What is the Week of Peace? What does Okonkwo do to break it and what action does the clan take?

3. Who is Nwoye and how does Okonkwo treat him?  Describe the relationship between Nwoye and Ikemefuna.

4. Okonkwo’s first year as a farmer is difficult.  How is the difficulty due to Okonkwo’s family history and how was it due to nature?

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1. What is Lockwood’s first reaction to Heathcliff? What connections does Lockwood think exist between them? What do Lockwood’s comments about Heathcliff tells us about him?

2. After his second encounter with the inhabitants at Wuthering Heights, what conclusions does Lockwood begin to draw about their characters?

3. What are Heathcliff’s origins? How does Heathcliff fit into the family?

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

1. Tell how Victor Frankenstein’s parents met.

2. Summarize how Mary Shelley interjects her social interest of caring for the poor into Frankenstein.

3. Show how Shelley portrays the women, Caroline and Elizabeth, in Chapter One.

4. Describe Victor’s childhood.

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice:

1. Where has Mr. Bennet gone?

2. Is Mary intelligent? How do you know?

3. Concerning Mary’s intelligence, describe Mr. Bennet’s attitude.

4. Is Mr. Bennet pleased that his wife is so grateful to him?  

General question for ALL Groups

General question for ALL Groups:

Think of a situation that happened to a person in the story and decide whether you would have done the same thing he/she did or something different. Tell or write what you might have done in the same situation.