Tony Morrison's "Recitatif" on p. 1174.

Then answer these two questions and send your answers to me before class: (take your time answering

these questions)

  1. In this story, we have two people, one African-American and one Caucasian (the author says they were

of two different races). Which one is which? How did you come to your conclusion? Use

examples/evidence from the text to support your conclusion.

  1. Why does the story continually refer to the story of Maggie and the orchard scene when they were

children? What do you think is the significance of these references?

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