Transcript On Summer Discussion Questions by Lorraine Hansberry

ON SUMMER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
BY LORRAINE HANSBERRY
QUESTION 1:
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After reading pages 456 & 457, how would you
describe the author’s tone as she explains how
she feels about summer?

Be sure to provide evidence from the text to
support your answer.
QUESTION 2:
Read page 458, what do the anecdotes about
her trips to Tennessee add to your
understanding of the author’s childhood?
 Use examples from the story to support your
answer.
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QUESTION 3:

Read page 459, what do the details in the
passage tell about Hansberry’s feelings toward
summer? Describe those feelings.

How does the illustration on pg. 459 add to the
description?
QUESTION 4:

List the words that Hansberry used to describe
her feelings about the dying woman?

Hansberry calls the summer “the noblest of
seasons”. Explain what she means by this
phrase.
QUESTION 5:
Compare & contrast:
 In what ways has Hansberry feeling about
summer changed? How have they stayed the
same? Use evidence from the text to support
your answer.