How does the Soweto student uprising frame the novel’s events? How does this event connect the two main characters? Use textual evidence from the novel to examine this topic.

What differentiates the diction between Robin’s and Beauty’s chapters? Using textual evidence, explore how this difference adds to the characterizations.

Choose two side characters like Victor, Morrie, and Wilhelmina, and write a short essay on their roles in the novel and why their presence is important.