In this lesson, we will examine the mother/daughter relationship between Sweetness and Lula Ann and think about what has happened to it now Lula Ann has grown up. We will also think about the sense of duty both characters feel towards one another.
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Contains depictions of discriminatory behaviour.
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Adult supervision suggested.
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A moment where our expectations are reversed is called what?
Correct answer: Irony
Irony
Metaphor
Perspective
Simile
Q2.
Why does Sweetness want Lula Ann to call her 'Sweetness'?
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.
Correct answer: She thinks people will be surprised if they hear a black child with dark skin call a black parent with light skin, 'mother'.
She thinks people will be surprised if they hear a black child with dark skin call a black parent with light skin, 'mother'.
Q3.
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'?
Correct answer: Colourism
Colourism
Discrimination
Prejudice
Racism
Q4.
What is 'the practice of discriminating against people based on their race or ethnic background' called?
Discrimination
Prejudice
Correct answer: Racism
Racism
Segregation
Q5.
Instead of a motherly figure to Lula Ann, Sweetness is more of a what?