AP St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves

Which of the following best describes the significance of the setting in Stage 1 of the story?

• It symbolizes the freedom and unfamiliarity of the human world for the wolf-girls.

• It represents the nuns' strictness and the girls' struggle to adapt to their rules.

• It highlights the contrast between the wildness of the wolves and the civility of human society.

• It emphasizes the girls' longing for their home in the woods.

In Stage 2, the wolf-girls experience a strong sense of dislocation and discomfort as they try to adjust to human culture. This is evident in their dreams of _________ and their difficulty in adapting to human customs.

In Stage 3, the wolf-girls begin to appreciate the human culture and see the value in its customs and traditions.

• True

• False

Match the following

• Mirabella

• The wolf-girl who struggles the most to adapt.

• Jeanette

• The narrator, who is somewhere in the middle in terms of adaptation.

• Claudette

• The most successful wolf-girl in adapting to human culture.

How does the use of the five stages of cultural adaptation structure the narrative and contribute to the overall meaning of the story?

Arrange the following events in the order they occur in the story:

• Mirabella is expelled from St. Lucy's.

• The wolf-girls meet the purebred girls.

• Claudette visits her family in the cave.

• The wolf-girls are given free rein of the grounds.

• The wolf-girls attend the Debutante Ball.

Analyze the following passage:

"The nuns swept our hair back into high, bouffant hairstyles. This made us look more girlish and less inclined to eat people, the way that squirrels are saved from looking like rodents by their poofy tails."  

What does this passage reveal about the nuns' perception of the wolf-girls and their efforts to assimilate them into human society?

In "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves," Karen Russell explores the complex process of assimilation and its impact on identity. Argue whether the wolf-girls' transformation at St. Lucy's ultimately represents a success or a failure. Support your claim with evidence from the text.

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Analyze how Claudette's perspective towards Mirabella changes throughout the story and how this shift contributes to the theme of assimilation.

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How does the setting of the story, particularly the contrast between the woods and St. Lucy's, contribute to the development of the theme of identity?

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