4 thinking/discussion questions


  • Who in your opinion is the strongest/most developed character in the story?
  • Which Character couldn't fight with his/her difficulties and gave up? 
  • Which characters and stories are related to each other, or have the same themes?  Who? Which ones? 
  • What would be the word of your choice to describe Krik Krak?  
  • Why are there more female characters then mail characters?
  • Why Danticat wrote all those stories?
  • What is the main theme of this book?

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