History of Bees pages 143-168

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The History of bees pages 143-168

1) On page 144 Tao mentions "the thing that was between us" and that it had become "insurmountably large". She later repeats "my fault" in tricolon and in italics. How do the use of tricolon and italics support her earlier statement of "the thing"?

2) On pages 147 and 148 the analogy of the bee is used as a foreshadowing moment. What is Lunde comparing the development of the bee with and why?

3) After having read page 150, in a financial sense William and George are quite similar. Explain how.

4) After having read pages 153-157 what are the three issues in the family that William isn't grasping? To which global issues do these issues link?

5) How does Lunde make sure that her reader would understand that what had happened to Wei-wen was groundbreaking when reading the story with his mother as the narrator? use evidence from pages 158-161 to support your theory

6) What is the effect of having ended George's story on pages 165 on a negative note and started William's story on page 166 with such a positive vibe? How do the different tones help the reader to distinguish between characters?

Explain how Tao’s environment lead her to breaking into the fence.

What could be the reason Edmund is so tired and is always gone?

What difference in beekeeping between George and William shows the reader that those 2 persons live in a different time period?