81 pages 2 hours read

Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1943

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Essay Topics

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Sissy insists on calling all her lovers “John.” Why might this be the case?

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Based on the context clues in the novel, what might Aunt Sissy have been keeping in her box that caused such a ruckus when Francie and Neeley hung the contents from the Nolans’ window?

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Why does Francie cry when her father plays the piano?

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