Richard Cory: page 607

Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper: page 979

 

Directions: Answer each question with a complete sentence. Incorporate the question as part of the answer.

 

 

Richard Cory:

  1. Why was Richard Cory envied?
  2. What does Richard Cory do “one calm summer night”?
  3. Would the townspeople have expected Richard Cory to take his life? Why or why not?
  4. Why do you think a person like Richard Cory might be miserable?
  5. What do you think are the keys to a person’s happiness?

 

 

Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper:

  1. In “Who Burns…,” cite the two ways the speaker has come to know legal pads.
  2. How would you describe the printing plant job?
  3. What did the speaker learn from his experience making legal pads?
  4. What aspects of the law student’s background might the hidden cuts represent?