SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS

  1. Show that the suggestions of the supernatural rise with cumulative power.
  2. How does the author make the setting contribute to the effect of the story?
  3. What is the character of the hero?
  4. Why did the author make the hero a solitary character?
  5. Why is the author so slow in introducing the wolf?
  6. What is the hero's attitude toward the supernatural?
  7. How does the hero's attitude toward the supernatural affect the reader?
  8. Point out the various means by which the author makes the story seem true.
  9. What is the character of the wolf?
  10. Why does the author hold the story of the legend until the last?
  11. Did Hyde believe the wolf was a “spirit-wolf”?
  12. Divide the story into a series of important incidents.
  13. Show how style contributes to effect.