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Assignment:
A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor Answer question 1 or 2
1. What does the grandmother's use of racial slurs reveal about her? How are readers expected to reconcile this language with her very proper appearance and her preoccupation with manners? How does her use of these words affect your reaction to her?
2. Explain the irony in this statement: "In case of an accident, anyone seeing her dead on the highway would know at once that she was a lady" (par. 12).
The Cask of Amontillado by edgar allan poe Answer question 1 or 2
1. What is the significance of the Montresor family's coat of arms and what does it symbolize in "The Cask of Amontillado"?
2. Montresor cites a "thousand injuries" and an "insult" as his motives for murdering Fortunato. Given what you learn about the two men during the course of the story, what do you suppose the "injuries" and "insult" might be?
The storm by Kate Chopin Answer question 1 or 2
1. Trace the progress of the storm through the five parts of the story. Then trace the stages of the story's plot. How does the progress of the storm parallel the developing plot?
2. How does the weather help to create the story's atmosphere? How would you characterize this atmosphere?