Illegal by Bettina Restrepo Student Study Guide: Chapter-by-Chapter Questions SECTION 5 Chapter 39 • The chapter concludes with Nora angry at God at this point. Is this understandable? Does it mean she has abandoned her faith? What would your advice be to Nora at this moment? Chapter 40 • Suddenly the voice is back. Why? How has it changed? Chapter 42 • After you finish reading the chapter, explain how the title fits this chapter. Chapter 43 • Notice the voice is repeated in Mr. Mann's words. Explain Mr. Mann's words about home and their wisdom. Does Mr. Mann represent God or an agent of God? Chapter 44 • The chapter is called "Sweet and Sour." What in this chapter is sweet? What is sour? Name two other things from the whole novel so far that fit the label "sweet" and then name two others that are "sour" Chapter 45 • What could Nora's suggestion for the restaurant name be? • What are other names Nora could have suggested for the restaurant? Chapter 46 • Even though Nora has come-of-age now, is it fair for her Grandma to say she "always be a little girl to me?" • Why does Nora feel that the voice doesn't matter anymore now that she has found her own? • Track Nora's relationship with Flora and Mr. Mann in this chapter, finishing the chart you started in chapter 22. • "I Matter" is on the sign Nora makes. Explain how each main character comes to this realization throughout the novel. Chapter 47 • How does the author foreshadow the identity of the school official? Epilogue How has Nora achieved what she wants? How is Papa really there?​