In what year does the prologue take place? Is Siddalee 38 years old or 5 years old in that chapter?

What is the symbolism of the expression "Little Altars Everywhere"?

Why is Sidda rude to Edythe Spevey on the Girl Scout camp out?

How does Sidda's father usually react when he is angry or highly emotional?

Why did Sidda's father, Big Shep, not want his daughter to have an operation to correct her wandering eye? How did he react to this problem?

Why does Vivi Walker want her daughter's beautiful, waist-length red hair cut as short as a boy's?

Willetta and Chaney's daughters Ruby and Pearl are poor, and have few of the toys and clothes that the Walker family has. Yet, they are safe from being abused in their own home. Which do you think is more important, and why?

Even though the doctors at...