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Questions for “Strong
Horse Tea”
1.
What is implied by Sarah
when she says, "What time you reckon that doctor'll git here" Find
evidence to support your answer.
2.
What words show us that
the mailman is not interested in Rannie's sick child?
3.
What is implied by
"He half believed with everybody else in the county that the old blue-eyed
black woman possessed magic. Magic that if it didn't work on whites probably would
on blacks."
4.
Give evidence that shows
the mailman is racist. Explain your thinking.
5.
What is symbolic about
the fact that her house is in a pasture "Animals lived in the pasture all
around her house, and she and Snooks lived in it."
6.
What does it represent
that Rannie doesn't want "nigger magic," that she wants the white
doctor?
7.
What does it tell us
about Rannie that she is certain the doctor will come?
8.
How does Walker make
Rannie a heroic character? How is Rannie different from most heroes?
9.
What language does
Walker use to describe Snooks that foreshadows his death? (Give quotes.)
