What effects arise from the statement that Peep wore a four dollar suit?
What forecast lies in O’Day’s admission of kinship to Dwyer? (Page 91.)
How has the author handled suspense in the first incident—the scene between the Judge and O’Day? Where does he satisfy curiosity? Is this, then, a minor climax of interest?
What reaction on the reader has O’Day’s statement, “I can’t neither read nor write”?
Note on page 100 the first indication that Peep’s sanity may be suspected (Speech of Mr. Quarles). This question of his sanity joins Dwyer’s interest in securing the money—a double force against Peep’s retaining his fortune. Were you in doubt, on first reading, that O’Day would remain in possession? Is the struggle well developed as the essential foundation of the plot?
Is the dénouement satisfactory?
CHAUTONVILLE
Central Idea. The power of music is supreme.
The Struggle. The music-force opposed to the men’s disinclination to charge. Is there any doubt that in singing the men “home” Chautonville turned them toward the enemy?
The Setting. What are the place and the time of the action? Point out details that keep war dominant.