“Through(the(Tunnel”(by(Doris(Lessing(
Questions(for(Study(and(Discussion(
1) What(concerns(does(
Jerry’s(mother(have(
about(raising(him?(
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2) Describe(Jerry’s(
encounter(with(the(local(
boys.(What(effect(does(it(
have(on(him?((
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3) How(does(Jerry(prepare(
for(his(task?(
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4) Briefly(summarize(how(
Jerry(finally(swims(
through(the(tunnel.(
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5) What(happens(after(Jerry(
passes(the(test(he(sets(
for(himself?(
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6) Describe(Jerry’s(
relationship(with(his(
mother(at(the(beginning(
of(the(story.(How(does(it(
change(by(the(story’s(
end?((Support(your(
answer(with(examples.(
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7) What(must(Jerry(prove(
to(himself(by(swimming(
through(the(tunnel?(
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