4. Show how the story maintains its interest.
5. What character distinctions are made in the story?
6. Show how the story is made harmonious in every detail.
7. Write a story in which you present an ignorant man of some familiar type telling to a neighbor an exaggerated story founded on a somewhat ordinary event.
THE CROW CHILD
1. Show that the language of The Crow Child is superior to the language of The Adventures of Simon and Susanna.
2. What distinctly literary effects does the author produce?
3. Make a list of the words by which the author prepares the reader for Ruky’s transformation.
4. What is the purpose of the story?
5. Make an outline that will show the principal divisions of the story.