1. In a minimum of five (5) sentences, summarize the key plot details (such as important characters and key events) that we learn in chapters 1-5 of the novel. 

2. In a minimum of five (5) sentences, summarize the key plot details (such as important characters and key events) that we learn in chapters 6-14 of the novel.

The book is: Octavia Butler, Parable of the Sower