Read each of the above stories, and then download the document below and answer the discussion questions within the same document, then upload it to the folder titled

Each of your answers should be approximately 100-250 words in length, written using proper grammar, and make direct references to the text in the form of examples and evidence. You do not have to use outside sources for this assignment, but if you do, be sure to properly cite your sources using MLA format.

Homework:

*Each of the required reading stories can be found via Google. Additionally, if you are a slow reader and/or do not enjoy reading, many of them can also be found in an audio format on YouTube if you simply search "(story title) reading."

"The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe

1.     How would you characterize Montresor’s narration style?

2.     What information do we have about who Montresor is? Consider background, social status, family, etc. How is this information conveyed, and how does Montresor feel about his standing?

"A&P" by John Updike

1.     What information do we have about Sammy? Consider not only information he freely gives (such as his age), but also information he conceals behind his sarcasm. Why might he be hiding certain information from the reader?

2.     What is the significance of the grocery story as a setting? Could this story have taken place outside of the grocery store setting?

"Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid

1.     What is the setting for this story? We don’t get many (if any) details about the physical location, but consider what information we can gather from the exposition.

2.     What is the relationship between these two characters?

"Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway

1.     What is the significance of this setting? Why is this happening here, are this specific train station?

2.     How would you describe the dynamic between these two characters?

"Volar" by Judith Ortiz Cofer

1.     This story is simultaneously vague about its general setting and detailed about its specific setting. How does this combination of vagueness and specificity shape your understanding of the story?

2.     What does this story suggest about how the characters have been shaped by their environment?

Choose one of the above stories and map out its plot structure.

·       Exposition

·       Inciting Incident

·       Rising conflict

·       Climax

·       Falling action

·       Resolution

·       Denouement