Reference no: EM132313159

Questions 1. "Checkouts"

1. What do the boy and the girl think about while they are apart? How do you think the two characters feel when they see each other at the movie theater?

2. Is the situation described in this story a common cultural experience for American teenagers? Explain. How might the story be different if it were set in a culture that limits the independence of teenage girls?

Questions 2. "The Girl Who Can"

1. Why does Nana criticize the narrator's legs? How does criticism reveal Nana's fears for the narrator's future? Explain.

2. What are Nana's feelings about the narrator going to school? How do the mother's feelings about school differ from Nana's? Based on these details, what kind of lives do you think many women in Ghana are expected to lead?

3. Do the narrator's legs mean the same thing to her and her family at the end of the selection as they do in the beginning? Use details to support your answer.

Questions 3.  "If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth..."

1. At the end of the story, what does Marvin realize? What was the purpose of Marvin's trip with his father?

2. What evidence from the text indicates that the story is set on the moon? How does the choice of setting make the story more realistic?

3. How did Earth become destroyed? What suggestions do you think Clarke might have offered today to prevent a situation like this from occurring?

Attachment:- Forget Thee Oh Earth.rar

Attachment:- Checkouts and the girl who can.rar