History of Bees - Questions 18 - 59

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History of bees 

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Questions 

18 - 59

General questions 

1) Tao commenting on the fact that the kids ''were so tiny'' tells the reader about the circumstances they live in.
Explain what these circumstances are.

2) On pages 22 and 23 Tao sketches a world before the Collapse and what lead to it. Please place this in your own words. What was life before, what caused it and what effects did the Collapse have?

3) Why would William categorise his life in times ''before or after Thilda''. In which tone of voice would he have used to say this? Explain.

4) Which one word on page 29 tells the reader that the relationship between William and professor Rahm is a tense one. Explain your answer.

5) How can George and William be described as foils?

6) What happened to Tao's mother? What does that tell the reader about the (ab)use of power in China?

7) Describe the bond Edmund has with his father, William. How is it that William is willing to come out of bed after Edmund sits with him?

'Home-made' questions

1* Match the sentence from these chapters to the correct concept they relate to. 

Culture/Tradition

Representation

Perspective

Here in China we had coped, The party's highest council, our country's efficient government, had led us through the collapse. - Tao

"My father had always painted them white, and his father and grandfather before him." - George

"We should be happy we live here. It could have been worse."

- Kuan

2* What themes are developed in the events of these chapters. Try to name as many as you can.

3* What differences and similarities the characters have? Especially relating to parenting?

4* Name some ways the time and place in which the different characters live is depicted in the text.

5* In what part of the plot development graph can we place these chapters?

1. Rising Action
2. Conflict
3. Exposition
4. Resolution