Contains depictions of discriminatory behaviour.

Mother and daughter relationships in 'Sweetness'

English

Contemporary Short Stories (2/2): Sweetness by Toni Morrison

In the story, Sweetness sees Lula Ann as what?

A moment where our expectations are proved correct.

A moment where our expectations are reversed.

A moment where our expectations are shown to be partly correct.

Which term is defined as 'the action or state of setting someone or something apart from others'?

Which word is best used to describe the type of person Lula Ann has become?

Which word best describes the mother and daughter relationship between Sweetness and Lula Ann?

A moment where our expectations are reversed is called what?

She believes 'mother' and 'mama' are informal terms.

She does not think that Lula Ann is her own daughter.

She feels she should be recognised for her kind and caring characteristics.

She thinks people will be surprised if they hear a black child with dark skin call a black parent with light skin, 'mother'.

Why does Sweetness want Lula Ann to call her 'Sweetness'?

Which term is defined as 'prejudice or discrimination against individuals who are dark skinned, typically, but not exclusively, among people of the same ethnic or racial group'?

What is 'the practice of discriminating against people based on their race or ethnic background' called?

Instead of a motherly figure to Lula Ann, Sweetness is more of a what?

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