Baddest Dog in Harlem



Baddest Dog in Harlem

1. If these men aren’t doing anything, why do the police pat them down?

2. What does this tell you about the relationship between the people of 145 and the police?

3. The manager slides down on the floor, but he keeps eating. Why isn’t he afraid?

4. The police shoot at the windows without checking out who is there. Why do you think they did that?

5. What do you think the title means?

6. Why do you think the police didn’t cover up the boy?

7. Why do you think the narrator wanted to hear his friends talking about the little boy?

8. What does the ending sentence tell you about the kind of person the narrator is?

Angela’s Eyes (Use the dance with this short story)

1. Why do you think Angela starts dreaming?

2. Why do you believe the people believed that Angela had received her father’s eyes?

3. What does this tell you about the superstition of the neighborhood?

4. Why does Mr. Rodriguez defend Angela?

5. Why do you believe people began to believe Angela could kill them just by looking at them? What happens when people become hysterical about nonsense things?

6. If we knew what the future would hold, would we want to know?

7. Why did the world turn away from Angela and her dreams?

8. How do this story and the song “The Dance” reflect the same idea?

Monkey Man (Use with Hero)

1.Is Monkey Man a hero? Why?

2. What do you think Monkey man meant when he said: “I thought that some people were going to show wrong and some others were going to show right.”?

3. Do you believe the narrator would have stood up for Monkey man as the fight continued?

4. Has there ever been a time when you had to stand up for what you thought was right? What happened to you when you took a stand?

Story in three parts

1. Why do you think Big Time’s grandmother tells him the story of Doll? Who does Doll actually represent?

2. Why do you think Big Jimmy wants Big Time to help his sister with the SAT when he says he doesn’t care about her?

3. In the beginning of Part III, Big Time says he’s tired. What do you think he’s tired of? Why is he afraid?

4. Why do you think Benny’s statement “You should do something your grown” seems to keep playing over and over in Big Time’s head?

5. Do you believe that Big Time has really changed at the end of the story?

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