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Character Search: Where Do I Belong?

Directions: Match the characters with the stories.

1. My name is Magda and I died when a guard in the concentration camp threw me into the electrified fence.

A. "The Shawl" (Ozick)

B. "Seventeen Syllables" (Yamamoto)

C. Joy Luck Club (Tan)

D. Under the Feet of Jesus (Viramontes)

2. My name is Rosie and my mother begs me to promise her that I will never get married.

A. "Seventeen Syllables" (Yamamoto)

B. Man Crazy (Oates)

C. "The Shawl" (Ozick)

D. Their Eyes Were Watching God (Hurston)

3. My name is Rose Hsu Jordan and in China I was forced to abandon twin girls before coming to America and giving birth to a daughter.

A. Faithful Are The Wounds (Sarton)

B. Joy Luck Club (Tan)

C. The Wedding (West)

D. Man Crazy (Oates)

4. My name is Alejo and I was sprayed by a crop duster in the fields.

A. Ceremony (Silko)

B. Their Eyes Were Watching God (Hurston)

C. Under the Feet of Jesus (Viramontes)

D. Faithful Are The Wounds (Sarton)

5. My name is Mrs. Turpin and the college girl who goes to Wellesley calls me an "old wart hog."

A. "The Shawl" (Ozick)

B. "Seventeen Syllables" (Yamamoto)

C. Under the Feet of Jesus (Viramontes)

D. "Revelation" (O'Connor)

6. My name is Ingrid Boone and my high school nickname is Doll-girl.

A. The Wedding (West)

B. "Revelation" (O'Connor)

C. Man Crazy (Oates)

D. Their Eyes Were Watching God (Hurston)

7. My name is Tayo and I am a half-white World War II veteran. For a while, I thought I was insane.

A. Man Crazy (Oates)

B. Ceremony (Silko)

C. "Seventeen Syllables" (Yamamoto)

D. Under the Feet of Jesus (Viramontes)

8. My name is Janie Crawford and I am stifled by my hometown, Eatonville.

A. Their Eyes Were Watching God (Hurston)

B. Man Crazy (Oates)

C. Joy Luck Club (Tan)

D. "The Shawl" (Ozick)

9. My name is Shelby Coles and I must confront my heritage in order to know myself.

A. Ceremony (Silko)

B. Faithful Are The Wounds (Sarton)

C. The Wedding (West)

D. Their Eyes Were Watching God (Hurston)

10. My name is Edward Cavan and I am a dedicated professor who commits suicide.

A. Ceremony (Silko)

B. Under the Feet of Jesus (Viramontes)

C. "Revelation" (O'Connor)

D. Faithful Are The Wounds (Sarton)

© 2001 Wilbur Wright College. This website was produced as a collaborative effort by Norma Lugo-Gulyas, Harriet Rosenman, Jane Wagoner and Pawel Trzyna (Web Designer). [HURSTON] [OATES] [O'CONNOR] [OZICK] [SARTON] [SILKO] [TAN] [VIRAMONTES] [WEST] [YAMAMOTO] [ACTIVITY A] [ACTIVITY B] [ACTIVITY C] [ACTIVITY D]