Jesus Land Pt. 2 Quiz Flashcards

Question

What is the intended purpose of Religion?

Answer 1

Use religious belief system to instill fear/encourage Strong values

Answer 2

Julia recognizes hypocrisy in religious figures in her life

Answer 3

Parents (Pt 1) Preacher Stevie + Rhonda The Pastor’s gross-ness + threats

Answer 4

Towards the end of chapter 18, the Madsens let David and Julia spend the day alone, and they don’t know what to do with all that freedom because they aren’t used to being as free. “The knowledge just sits awkwardly between us, and I almost wish the Madsens were here to distract us.” When David and Julia get the freedom to volunteer and they get drinks and find a graveyard. It feels normal again for a short period of time. “Once again we are kids, racing each other down the path in the woods behind our old house, giddy with speed.”

Answer 5

David dealing with racism at school - he was experiencing humiliation and brutality everyday at school Julia feeling awkward and uncomfortable having 2 brothers of color and how she gets backlash on that

Answer 6

The Pastor meets with David & Julia - Jerome’s in prison - he threatens to keep them both until they’re 18 or older - “until [they’ve] turned their lives around” (321). The holidays @ E.C. - students feel trapped & betrayed (by families) - depressing description (334) Conditions for advancement - school controls what’s needed (beyond the point system) to achieve high rank - apologize to parents & break up with Scott - only one is difficult for Julia (333) Scheeres emphasizes the feeling of imprisonment that the school culture cultivates (through all the features of the program), but more importantly, Scheeres wants readers to understand the feeling of helplessness associated with this system and the residual impact for students and families.

Answer 7

The religion portrayed in Julia Scheeres' memoir "Jesus Land" is Christianity. Scheeres and her adopted black brother David were raised in a strict white Christian family in rural Indiana in the 1980s. Their parents adhered to an extreme form of Calvinist/Reformed Christianity, with a heavy emphasis on sin, repentance, and salvation. The family followed rigid rules around dating, sexuality, and gender roles based on their religious beliefs. When Scheeres and David were teenagers, their parents sent them to Escuela Caribe, a brutal Christian reform school in the Dominican Republic, to enforce religious obedience

Answer 8

In the school, david tells julia to not trust anyone Julia goes into this school not really speaking to anyone or being close with any of the girls A girl on a low level got Julia in trouble for singing a not christian song and julia then loses points and the girl gets a perfect 10 points on being helpful People in the escuela caribe called jewish people jesus killers

Answer 9

The level system, level 0 to level 5 and punishments. David got sent back to level 0- “I’d watched him get permission to stand, walk and enter his next class”(328)following staff protocols Snitching House work Having a good attitude towards the program, if you have a bad attitude you will not progress asking permission to do everything being respectful and never disobeying staff Apologize to parents and break up with Scott to graduate

Answer 10

Julia and David have a dream to live in Florida together once they turn 18 David and Julia realize at some point that they most likely will not end up in Florida together, but julia says they keep saying it because they always have when times get tough Julia and David use Florida as a symbol of hope, when they are struggling they just try and think of their “escape” from reality

Jesus Land Pt. 2 Quiz Flashcards

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