Movie Something the Lord Made

  3-4 sentences each question

After viewing Something the Lord Made, answer the following questions about the film. 

1.  Is Dr. Blalock really a racist? Why or why not? 

2. Should Dr. Blalock have sent Vivien to college as Mrs. Blalock suggests?

3. In what way did the men’s wives provide the voices of reason?

4. Why was Dr. Blalock surprised Vivien went to the banquet at the hotel?

5. Why were the foreign doctors surprised that Vivien was not a doctor?

6. How was Vivien’s family connected to Thurgood Marshall?

7. Why was Harold Thomas disinterested in teaching after the strike?

8. Why did Vivien work at Dr. Blalock’s parties?