Thursday, September 20, 2012

Piano Lesson Act 1



1. Who are the ghosts of the Yellow Dog?
They are the ghosts of the people Sutter burned alive in a box car called Yellow Dog after one of them, Boy Willie's father, stole his piano.



2. How is the "n word" used so far?
In a friendly kind of familial manner, like calling someone 'bro'.



3. What is the Irene Kauffman Settlement House?
A house in a poor area where working class and upper class were brought together, in the 1880's.



4. What is Parchman Farm a historical reference to?
A maximum security prison, the Mississippi State Penitentiary, where Boy Willie has been jailed before the book begins. 


(I was absent and was allowed an extra day for this :) thank you)

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