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Question 1. Identify a character from "The Crucible" and then explain their original course of action and how they change. Describe what you think their motivation is both originally and after the change. Support your ideas with at least two specific examples.

Question 2. In "The Balloon," we find out at the end that nobody correctly identified the purpose of the balloon. Provide at least two examples of incorrect assumptions to the balloon's purpose and explain based upon what you know about metafiction, why nobody guessed what the real reason for the balloon was.

Question 3. Describing what Vonnegut means when he repeatedly writes, "So it goes." What is the meaning and context of this line and why he repeats this at certain points within Chapter One? Provide two examples of this use from Chapter One and explain each of them in detail.

Question 4. In "Separating" and "Everyday Use" there appears to be a generation gap between parents and their children. From these two short stories and describing and explaining the differences in generational views between the parents and the children. What is the cause for these gaps? Support your ideas with at least one example from each selection.