Sweetness by Toni Morrison

What is the main issue this story confronts?

• relationships between mothers and daughters

• racism in the Southern United States

• inter-racial love during the 1940s

• light-colored vs dark-colored skin in the African American community

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who would the mother prefer to raise? A "mulatto" or a "quadroon"?

• mulatto

• quadroon

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Her color is a cross she will always carry" is an example of:

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The title of this story is ironic because:

• The mother loves her child.

• The mother does not like her child.

• The mother is jealous of her child.

• The mother is ambivalent towards her child.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the mother's greatest conflict? Check all that apply.

• man vs man

• man vs self

• man vs society

• man vs nature

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Identify two themes or elements of Southern Gothic Literature contained in this story.

Does the society in which the mother lives accept the way she treats her daughter?

• yes

• no

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the author's tone toward the society in which her characters are living?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6