Questions about The Queen's Gambit (to help you compare the three documents)

 

A FEW QUESTIONS to help you

1.   Focus on the extract from the novel:

 

A)   Analyse the place where Beth lives and what she has to do there.

B)   What about her behaviour in that place? Her  feelings?

C)   Who is Mr Shaibel? How does he regard Beth? Why does he finally change his mind?

D)  What about the description of the game itself?

 

 

 

2.   Focus on the trailer

Which new  elements does the trailer show?

How is the main character depicted?

 

3.   Focus on the article

Compare the views of the two female players ( Polgar and Krush)

 

4.   What about sexism in the three documents?

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