Mother in Mannville wkst
Directions: Answer each question with a complete sentence.
Incorporate the question as part of the answer.
- What
might be the author’s theme in this story?
- Summarize
the story in one or two sentences.
- The
main character changes a bit in every short story. How does the main
character change in this story?
- What
is the setting of the story?
- Why do
you think the narrator believes Jerry’s story?
- The
characters have conflicting needs.
What does Jerry want from the
narrator?
What does the narrator want from
Jerry?
- Large
orphanages like the one Jerry lived in have been replaced by small group
homes and foster homes. Do you think these newer arrangements are an
improvement?