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“How did I Get Away with Killing One of the biggest Lawyers in the State? It was Easy” - QUESTIONS

1. Who wrote this story? When and where was she born? (author)

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Alice Walker wrote it. Born in 1944 in Georgia.

2. When do you think this story takes place? Are there

any hints in the text? Why is is important when and where the story takes place? (setting) 3. Who is telling the story? What do we know about her? (narrator/point of view/characters)

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The “I person” in the story is the narrator, and we know that she is a girl at the age of 14.

4. What impression do you get of the narrator? (characters)

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That she had self confidence, and smart.

5. Describe the neighbourhood the main character lives in. (setting)

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Proper neighberhood.

6. What do we know about the mother? (characters) 7. How did the girl meet Bubba? (plot) 8. How old was she at that time? (characters)

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She was 12 years old.

9. What was he like? characters 10. How did their relationship develop? (characters)

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At the beginning he was a bit rough, but then he started to buy her presents and souvenirs.

11. Why did she keep on seeing him? (plot)

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Because she got presents from him.

12. How did she explain to her mother that she was away from home so much? (plot)

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That she helped a friend.

13. What was the mother’s reaction when she found out about the relationship? (plot)

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She went mad, and hired a lawyer.

14. What happened on the day the girl turned 17? (plot)

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15. Why did Mama hire a lawyer? (plot)

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Because she did not like that she spent time with Bubba.

16. What was the lawyer like and why did Mama pick him? (plot/characters) 17. How did the girl kill Bubba? (plot)

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Because she did not love him, and he used her.

18. How did she get away with it? (plot)

19. What general subjects/topics are brought up? (themes) 20. How did you like the story? Why?(personal reaction)

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I liked the story because it ended like it should. The girl got her freedom, and could live her life....