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Chapter Six: Happy Few

Pre-Reading Discussion:

Ginnie will face a decision to leave the Quick residence.

• What factors may be in a decision to relocate? Where may she go?
• Will she take the children?
• What are your feelings about the marriage of Tyree and Blanch? Was it a happy one?
• Do you think it will last? Why or why not?

Vocabulary:

• falsetto (p.128)
• valise (p.136)
• titillation (p.139)
• sulk (p.139)
• patchouli (p.139)

Read:

Chapter Six

Post-Reading Discussion:

Discuss the form of punishment Manny Quick used with his sons.

• How do you feel about corporal punishment?
• What other ways could he have disciplined the boys?
• How would you compare Zilpha’s home and lifestyle in West Chester, PA to the Quick’s home and lifestyle in Philadelphia?

Post-Reading Activity:

Romance, mystery, adventure, and drama are a fictional part of this story. Divide the class into four groups. Have each group cite examples of one fictional part.