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Question 1

Name a critical quote about the nature of the novel

Answer 1

“A mix of a buildungsroman and a lesbian coming out novel” - Paulina Palmer

Question 2

Name a critical quote about the link to aurther

Answer 2

“The evangelical church stand for the round table, with the mother as Arthur, and the grail is clearly a successful lesbian romance” - Tess Cosslett

Question 3

Name a critical quote about Jeanette’s relationship with the bible

Answer 3

“The young Jeanette knows the bible as a work of warning” - John Millán

Question 4

Name a critical quote about the story line

Answer 4

“This is a story of the heroine’s escape from her scripture obsessed mother” - John Millán

Question 5

Name a quote about the importance of what will happen after the story

Answer 5

“The story gets its voltage from what will happen beyond its ending” - John Mullan

Question 6

Name a critical quote about the nature of the novel and Jeanette’s struggle

Answer 6

“Oranges is a coming of age novel about a young woman who struggles to conform to the expectations of those around her” - Jamie Stewart