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Oranges are Not the Only Fruit
Jeanette Winterson
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Summary
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Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1: Genesis
Chapter 2: Exodus
Chapter 3: Leviticus
Chapter 4: Numbers
Chapter 5: Deuteronomy: the Last Book of Law
Chapter 6: Joshua
Chapter 7: Judges
Chapter 8: Ruth
Characters
Character List
Jeanette
Jeanette's mother
Elsie Norris
Main Ideas
Themes
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Context
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Character List
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Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Chapter 1: Genesis
Chapter 2: Exodus
Chapter 3: Leviticus
Chapter 4: Numbers
Chapter 5: Deuteronomy: the Last Book of Law
Chapter 6: Joshua
Chapter 7: Judges
Chapter 8: Ruth
Study Questions
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Chapter 2: Exodus Quiz
Further Study
Chapter 2: Exodus Quiz
1
of 5
How does Jeanette respond to her mother's negative reaction to the radio show about snails?
Changes the radio station
Turns off the radio
Thinks that she is overreacting
Vocally agrees with her
2
of 5
How did Jeanette's mother interpret the symptoms of the deafness that Jeanette experienced at age seven?
As signs of autism
As signs of rapture
As signs of possession
As signs of deafness
3
of 5
What did Jeanette's mother leave for Jeanette at the hospital?
A paperback romance novel
A bible
Cans of pineapple
A bag of oranges
4
of 5
What caused Jeanette's mother's family to cut her off?
Her extreme political views
Her adoption of Jeanette
Her religious conversion
Her husband's low birth
5
of 5
How do Jeanette's teachers treat her?
They celebrate her enthusiasm
They ostracize her
They treat her fairly
They ridicule her publically
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