Sula (2021)

• Book: Sula by Toni Morrison  pp. 91 – 104

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pp. 91–94 review questions:

• Morrison compares how Eva first looks at Sula upon her return to a different reunion in the book. Using evidence, explain how the two meetings are similar.
• Contrast Eva’s view on marriage with that of Sula’s using textual evidence. 
• How does Sula’s treatment of Eva on p. 94 shift power dynamics?

pp. 94–104

• On p. 94, the author describes Nel’s views on May as having a “sheen, a glimmering as of green, rain-soaked Saturday nights), of lemonade afternoons bright with iced drinks…” What does this description reveal about Nel’s state of mind?
• Which later line explains Nel’s reason for the above?
• What does the phrase “other people seemed to turn their volume on and up when Sula was in the room” suggest about Sula?
• Which quote from later in the chapter demonstrates the above quality of Sula?
• How is the exchange between Sula and Nel from the bottom of p. 98 (O, Lord Sula) to p. 99 important to the book as a whole? 
• How does Morrison’s choice to include the exchange between the two women, specifically on pp. 99–100, contribute to the reader’s understanding of Sula and Nel?
• Which detail from later in the text reinforces the above? 
• How does Sula’s reaction to Jude’s complaining differ from what he is used to?
• What does Jude’s perception of Sula’s birthmark as a copperhead suggest? 
• Which detail from pp. 103–104 contradicts the above?

• Begin class with a review of pp. 91–94. Students must know that Sula has sent Eva away to a home. 
• Have students read pp. 91–94 independently and use their annotations and answers as a mid-unit assessment of both content and skills.