Discussion Questions by Friday 11/20/2020

Please provide your responses to these reading questions below:

Toni Cade Bambara: THE LESSON

1. Through whose voice is this story told?

1. Which child is most likely to make the best student? Which child is most likely to be successful? Why?

1. What emotions does the narrator experience? Why? 

1. Does the narrator learn anything from “The Lesson”? Does she experience any growth.

Chinua Achebe: DEAD MEN’S PATH

1. What is the issue that becomes the central point of controversy?

1. What are Michael Obi’s views on the purpose of education? 

1. Does he experience growth?

1. Would you have handled the situation in the same way or differently? Why?

Naguib Mahfouz: THE LAWSUIT

1. If you had to be a character in this story, who would you choose to be? Why? (Please use support from the story.)