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    The document summarizes and asks questions about the beginning of Doris Lessing's novel "The Fifth Child". It divides the text into parts and asks the reader to analyze details like the description of the party, the introduction of the main characters David and Harriet, and hints about their relationship. The questions probe how the opening establishes elements like the characters and setting that will be important throughout the novel.

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    The document summarizes and asks questions about the beginning of Doris Lessing's novel "The Fifth Child". It divides the text into parts and asks the reader to analyze details like the description of the party, the introduction of the main characters David and Harriet, and hints about their relationship. The questions probe how the opening establishes elements like the characters and setting that will be important throughout the novel.

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    The document summarizes and asks questions about the beginning of Doris Lessing's novel "The Fifth Child". It divides the text into parts and asks the reader to analyze details like the description of the party, the introduction of the main characters David and Harriet, and hints about their relationship. The questions probe how the opening establishes elements like the characters and setting that will be important throughout the novel.

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    THE FIFTH CHILD DORIS LESSING

    WORKSHEET 1

    From the beginning to p.4 “… an architect.”

    I LANDMARKS

    1-The first pages of a novel are very important: why?

    2-What information does the beginning of THE FIFTH CHILD bring to the reader?

    3-Divide the text into several parts and give a title to each part. Justify your
    choice.

    II MAIN POINTS

    1- The characters:

    a)Pick out the words which show David and Harriet were bound to meet at the party.

    b)Why don’t they talk to each other?


    c)Write a paragraph pointing out the common points and the differences between them.

    d)What can the reader guess about their relationship?

    2- The party:

    a)Why is the party so important in the process of the novel?

    b)How is the party described in the second paragraph?


    Pick out the words that apply to the women, then to the men.

    c)Which word sketches out David and Harriet?

    d)Compare the crowd of attendants on the one and David and Harriet on the other hand.

    e)In § 3 , how is Harriet seen? What is the technique used by D.L.?

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