3. What type of establishment does Queenie attempt to visit in Chapter 1, only to find out that it has turned into a "trendy burger bar full of young couples" (30)?

4. Chapter 10 features a flashback to which Christmas Queenie spent with Tom's family?

5. In what way is Diana related to Queenie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Diana?

2. What promise does Queenie make to herself at the beginning of Chapter 5?

3. Which two people on earth are allowed to touch Queenie's hair and why?

4. Provide a piece of evidence suggesting that Tom had an inadequate grasp of anti-racism techniques.

5. How is the Christmas Eve depicted in Chapter 12 different than any of Queenie's past three Christmas Eves?

6. What types of men does Queenie encounter as a result of owning an OKCupid profile?

7. For what reason does Queenie travel to Oxford Street in Chapter 10?

8. What new definition of courage does Sylvie provide at the end of Chapter 12 and for what purpose?

9. Who is Kyazike?

10. For what purpose does Carty-Williams include a text from Darcy in Chapter 6 after Queenie has gone home with a stranger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way does Carty-Williams utilize irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within Queenie and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the piece.

Essay Topic 2

What is the central purpose of the work Queenie? What response do you think Carty-Williams wants from the text’s audience? How does each character support Carty-Williams’s purpose?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of family within the text Queenie. What types of family relationships are represented and how does Carty-Williams use their variety to inform many of the work's themes?

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