Monday, March 5, 2007

The Judges: Moderator Discussion Questions

1) Do you think Orleanna married Nathan simply because her Aunt Tess made the comment: "You're a-feeding him anyways, child, why not go on and marry him if that's what he's after" (194). ?

2) Orleanna recalls good times in her and Nathan's relationship prior to his deployment to the war. Why do you think the war changed Nathan's personality so drastically?

3) Do you think Leah considers her Father a bakala mpandi (good strong man)?

4) Why is Leah so fascinated with Anatole?

5) Is Anatole some sort of metaphoric figure?

6) Why does Ruth May like Green Mamba snakes so much?

7) Why did the Price women view Brother Fowles as their possible escape from the Congo?

8) Other than pilot and faux-fiancée, what role does Eeben Axelroot play in this chapter?

9) How does Adah view her mother after the nsongonya?

10) Which do you think was more important to Nathan during the nsongonya: saving his family or praying for deliverance?

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