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| A Visit to Grandmother 1. What is the reason Chig’s father, Charles, gives for visiting Chig’s grandmother? 2. What reason does Charles give for leaving home when he was fifteen? 3. How does Charles react to Mama’s story about the horse? What does the story represent to Charles? 4. How does Mama explain the different ways she treated her children? 5. Who arrives immediately after the confrontation between Charles and his mother? Interpret 6. Describe Charles’s attitude toward GL. 7. Give two reasons that Charles has not visited his mother in so long. 8. What has drawn Charles back to his mother now? 9. What do you think Charles’s relationship with his mother will be like in the future? 10. Charles does not tell Chig right away about his plans to visit his family. What does this reveal about his feelings concerning the visit? 11. How would you describe GL? 12. How did Chig feel when he saw his father crying? Literary Focus 13. Identify one thing you learned about a character through direct characterization and one thing you learned through indirect characterization. Self Test "A Visit to Grandmother," William Melvin Kelley 1. Which of the following best describes Chig's grandmother? She is weak and helpless. She is bitter and scornful. She is proud and determined. 2. How does Charles's mother explain the different ways she treated her children? She gave all of them what they needed most. Charles was her favorite son. She did not love any of her children. 3. What is Charles's attitude toward GL? Charles does not seem to respect GL. Charles adores GL. Charles refuses to treat GL with kindness. 4. Why hasn't Charles visited his mother in a long time? He wanted Chig to be a teenager first. He lives in another country. He harbors old resentments. 5. What will the relationship between Charles and his mother be like in the future? They will never see each other again. They will come to an understanding. They will see each other every day. |
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