1.) How do you think life would have been like if Amari's parents were with her?
2.) What do you think life was like after freedom for the two slaves and indentured servant?
3.) Why do you think the author included a indentured servant into the plot of the story?
4.) What is the significance of Afi's character?
5.) What cultural lesson does Copper Sun teach?
6.) How does Polly's slavery compare/ contrast to Amari's slavery?
7.) Do you think Mr. Derby was right to whip Amari?
8.) If you were in the Doctor's position would you help the runaways?
9.) Do you think Draper did a good job of merging fact with the fiction in Copper Sun? Why or Why not?
10.) After reading this novel, what do you think the drawbacks and benefits of writing a novel set in such an iconic historical period?
11.) What racial, cultural, and social statements do you make through the friendship of Amari and Polly?
12.) What is the significance of Tidbit's character in Copper Sun?
13.) Amari's character is an important figure for young readers to examine as she is a survivor in spite of horrendous difficulties. What can you learn from Amari's life?
2.) What do you think life was like after freedom for the two slaves and indentured servant?
3.) Why do you think the author included a indentured servant into the plot of the story?
4.) What is the significance of Afi's character?
5.) What cultural lesson does Copper Sun teach?
6.) How does Polly's slavery compare/ contrast to Amari's slavery?
7.) Do you think Mr. Derby was right to whip Amari?
8.) If you were in the Doctor's position would you help the runaways?
9.) Do you think Draper did a good job of merging fact with the fiction in Copper Sun? Why or Why not?
10.) After reading this novel, what do you think the drawbacks and benefits of writing a novel set in such an iconic historical period?
11.) What racial, cultural, and social statements do you make through the friendship of Amari and Polly?
12.) What is the significance of Tidbit's character in Copper Sun?
13.) Amari's character is an important figure for young readers to examine as she is a survivor in spite of horrendous difficulties. What can you learn from Amari's life?