pwb study guide
A Study Guide for
The Poisonwood Bible
Katrina Pyne
Grade 12 Geography – Canada and World Issues
7 January 2009
Table of Contents
Introduction______________________________________Page 1
Map____________________________________________Page 2
Glossary_________________________________________Page 3
Study Guide
Questions for Book 1______________________________ Page 4
Questions for Book 2_______________________________Page 5
Questions for Book 3_______________________________Page 5
Questions for Book 4_______________________________Page 6
Questions for Book 5_______________________________Page 7
Questions for Book 6_______________________________Page 8
Questions for Book 7_______________________________Page 9
Introduction
To
The Poisonwood Bible Study Guide
The Poisonwood Bible is a novel rich with the complex beauty that is the Congo.
Reverend Nathan Price is a Baptist missionary determined to play out Gods vision by converting every last African in the Kilanga tribe; he embodies cultural imperialism.
With him he drags his four daughters and wife Orleanna into the depths of the Congo’s most dense jungles. Through fire and brimstone, he strives to gain the forgiveness of God for his cowardice in years past. His daughters and wife narrate the story through a series of journal like entries. Each of them discovers the affects colonization had on the people, and each deals with the guilt that comes along with such a past, differently. From the emotional battles to the phys ical challenges the Congo makes everlasting impressions on each character in the fictional village of Kilanga.
The Congo was colonized by the Belgians in 1908 when King Leopold relinquished his control after years of oppression. The Price family arrives on the brink of
Congolese Independence. The map provided shows the regions of the Congo as seen today. The glossary will provide various terms in the Kikongo language that is used by the Congolese people
The Poisonwood Bible
Katrina Pyne
Grade 12 Geography – Canada and World Issues
7 January 2009
Table of Contents
Introduction______________________________________Page 1
Map____________________________________________Page 2
Glossary_________________________________________Page 3
Study Guide
Questions for Book 1______________________________ Page 4
Questions for Book 2_______________________________Page 5
Questions for Book 3_______________________________Page 5
Questions for Book 4_______________________________Page 6
Questions for Book 5_______________________________Page 7
Questions for Book 6_______________________________Page 8
Questions for Book 7_______________________________Page 9
Introduction
To
The Poisonwood Bible Study Guide
The Poisonwood Bible is a novel rich with the complex beauty that is the Congo.
Reverend Nathan Price is a Baptist missionary determined to play out Gods vision by converting every last African in the Kilanga tribe; he embodies cultural imperialism.
With him he drags his four daughters and wife Orleanna into the depths of the Congo’s most dense jungles. Through fire and brimstone, he strives to gain the forgiveness of God for his cowardice in years past. His daughters and wife narrate the story through a series of journal like entries. Each of them discovers the affects colonization had on the people, and each deals with the guilt that comes along with such a past, differently. From the emotional battles to the phys ical challenges the Congo makes everlasting impressions on each character in the fictional village of Kilanga.
The Congo was colonized by the Belgians in 1908 when King Leopold relinquished his control after years of oppression. The Price family arrives on the brink of
Congolese Independence. The map provided shows the regions of the Congo as seen today. The glossary will provide various terms in the Kikongo language that is used by the Congolese people