Girl in Hyacinth Blue Review Sheet

"Love Enough"

  • art teacher:

    math teacher:

    Corneulius’ dilemmas:

    "If I excused, the painting could live." (p. 35)

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    • "A Night Different From All Other Nights"

  • daughter:

    brother:

    grandmother (Oma):

    setting:

    time:

    place:

    Turning point in Hannah’s life:

    Why had "real living…begun?" (p.59)

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    • "Adagia"

  • husband:

    wife:

    daughter:

    Why didn’t the husband meet Tenneke??

    Husband’s advice to his future son-in-law:

    What types of things does the wife embroider? Author?

    "Look long enough, out or in, and you’ll be glad you are who you are." (p.81)

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    • "Morningshine"

  • husband:

    wife:

    kids:

    setting—time, place, weather event

    Explain the wife’s deep connection to the painting. What does the painting represent for her? How does it help her? How does it hurt her?

    Explain the relationship between the couple. How do they view each other? How does their relationship begin to change?

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    • "From the Personal Papers of Adriaan Kuypers"

  • Aletta:

    Adriaan:

    Adriann’s aunt:

    Did Aletta have any other options rather than killing her baby? Explain.

    "I swallowed back the closest thing I knew to love." (p.184)

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    • "Still Life"

  • Pieter:

    Catharina:

    Willem:

    Johannes:

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    • Debts Jan owes:

  • Jan’s inspiration for painting?

    "Why does the world need another painting of a woman alone in a room? Or a hundred more paintings?" p.204

    "How things can live longer than people." P.217

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    • "Magdalena Looking"

  • Magdalena’s wishes:

    Magdalena’s appearance:

    • Compare the descriptions of the painting on p. 124 and p.239