10 questions on plot, characters, and themes. Free to take, so you can see exactly what to review before class.
1. What does Adam Trask discover about Cathy after she shoots him and disappears from their home?
2. How does Charles Trask's treatment of Adam foreshadow the later conflict between Cal and Aron?
3. What is Cal's primary motivation for buying and selling beans during World War I?
4. What does the Hebrew word 'timshel' mean according to Lee's interpretation?
5. Why does Aron enlist in the army after Cal reveals the truth about their mother?
6. What is Cathy Ames presented as in the novel?
7. How does Samuel Hamilton's role in the novel change after his death?
8. What does Adam's final whisper of 'timshel' to Cal represent?
9. What does Cal's fear about his own nature reveal about the novel's exploration of identity and inheritance?
10. How does the novel's ending reflect its central theme about free will and human choice?
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