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How does Amina Luqman-Dawson’s use of multiple points of view develop The Challenges of Enslavement and Escape? Use evidence from the text to support your argument.
How does Nora in particular develop The Challenges of Enslavement and Escape? Use evidence from the text to support your argument.
How do Homer and Sanzi’s families develop Familial Impact on Enslavement and Freedom? Use evidence from the text to support your argument.
How does Ada develop The Power of Hope? Use evidence from the text to support your argument.
What does “flying” symbolize in Freewater? Use evidence from the text to support your argument.
How do Freewater’s residents use resourcefulness in order to survive in the swamp? Use evidence from the text to support your argument.
Compare and contrast Viola’s wedding and Ibra and Daria’s wedding. What do these weddings reveal about Southerland and Freewater, respectively? How do they tie into the novel’s themes about hope and family? Use evidence from the text to support your argument.
How do Suleman and Freewater complicate Homer’s idea of what’s impossible? Use evidence from the text to support your argument.
Why is the distinction between body and mind important to characters like Suleman and Anna? Use evidence from the text to support your argument.
What is Sanzi’s arc regarding her relationship with Freewater? How effective is this arc?
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