| Characterize Gan. Describe his relationship with his mother. |
| Characterize T'Gatoi. How does she feel about Lien? About Gan? About Terrans in general? How is she different from the other Tlic? |
| Characterize Gan's mother Lien. How does she feel about the Tlic in general. Describe her relationship to T'Gatoi. How is her feeling about T'Gatoi both similar to and different than her feelings about the other Tlic? |
| Describe the nature of the relationship between the Tlic and Terrans. How is it beneficial to humans? How is it detrimental? Why do the Tlic need Terrans? |
| What effect do the eggs have on humans? Why does Lien refuse the eggs? |
| What is happening to Bran Lomas? Why is his experience so atypical? What must T'Gatoi do to save Lomas? How does Gan react to Lomas's situation ? Why? |
| Characterize Gan's older brother Qui. How does he feel about Gan? Why? How does Qui feel about the Tlic? Why? Why does he take the egg? |
| How does Gan's attitude toward T'Gatoi change? How does Gan react when T'Gatoi offers to mate with his sister instead? Why? |
| Is there any advantage for Terrans to coexist with the Tlic? Are the Terrans oppressed? Are the Tlic exploitive? |
| Butler has called "Bloodchild" a love story (120). Why? |
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