The+Lesson


 * The Lesson**

Toni Cade Bambara

Reading:

Questions:

1. What is the best way to describe the "voice" of the narrator in "The Lesson"? 2. Write a one sentence description for each of the characters: Sylvia, Sugar, Flyboy, Fat Butt, Q.T., Rosie Giraffe, and Miss Moore. 3. Where does Miss Moore take the children? 4. Why does Miss Moore ask a question about whether the children have desks when she "she know damn well what [their] homes look like"? 5. Why is it ironic that Sylvia and Sugar are uncomfortable entering F.A.O. Schwartz? 6. Why is it appropriate that Mercedes is comfortable entering F.A.O. Schwartz? 7. What does Sylvia think about when she ponders the $35 clown? 8. Why is Sylvia angry that Sugar is talking to Miss Moore about F.A.O. Schwartz? 9. What does Sylvia mean when she states that "ain't nobody gonna beat me at nuthin"? 10. What is the theme of "The Lesson"?