SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS

  1. What means does the author employ to lead naturally into the story of romantic adventure?
  2. What is the advantage of introducing two ordinary people in the very beginning of the story?
  3. What is the character of Prunier?
  4. How do Prunier's peculiar characteristics aid the story?
  5. How does the author indicate Prunier's way of speaking?
  6. Why is the entire story not told in dialect?
  7. How does the author present the setting of the story?
  8. What part does the dog play in the story?
  9. What part does superstition play?
  10. Point out the three or four most exciting parts of the story.
  11. Explain how the characters are saved from threatening dangers.
  12. In what respects is the story a narrative of contest?
  13. Why is the narrative divided into two sections?
  14. Why are the two ordinary people mentioned throughout the story?
  15. What part does religious faith play?
  16. In what respects is the second part of the story more intense than the first part?
  17. What is the character of the sister?
  18. What is the character of the brother?
  19. How does misfortune turn into blessing?
  20. How is the climax made emphatic?
  21. What did Prunier omit?
  22. Point out the most romantic episodes in the story.
  23. Point out the most realistic touches in the story.
  24. What noble qualities does the story emphasize?
  25. How does the story affect the reader?