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Narration Prompt
Summarize the chapter's narrative arc, then identify the central tension Burnett is developing in the French lesson and evaluate whether she handles it honestly and effectively.
Discussion Questions
- Within a single chapter, Sara's courtesy wins some adults and fails against another. What does the episode propose about the moral standing of good manners, and why might that proposal be true or doubtful? Use the chapter's details to explain.
- Burnett lets the reader judge Miss Minchin with knowledge Sara and the other pupils do not have: that Miss Minchin is hiding that she cannot speak French. Is that a fair narrative advantage, or does it steer the reader too quickly toward one judgment, and why? Use the chapter's details to explain.
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