1. This is a fictionalized version of an actual real life story. What 19th century situations might have required a widow with a small child to become a governess?

 

 

2. The king wants to know about Western ways and wants Anna to teach him. But in what ways is he ambivalent about instituting Western cultural practices?

 

 

3. In the 21st century's "global economy", many ancient cultural practices, particularly in Africa and Asia, have been exchanged for more "modern" Western practices. State two ways this is sad and two ways this is good.