Directions
Students read "The Flowers" during the first week of school. Review the story, if necessary, so that you can answer the questions below.
In a Word document, please answer the following questions in complete sentences:
1. Identify two examples of exposition
2. Identify two examples of rising action
3. Identify the story's climax
4. Identify one example of falling action
5. Identify the story's resolution
At the beginning of the story, Myop, the story's ten-year-old protagonist, engages in playful activity around a farm. Myop seems content (happy/satisfied) with her environment. The story's tone (mood) is positive, uplifting, and free from external constraints (pressures, problems, etc.). However, the story's tone changes at one point.
6. Identify where the tone changes, use the text to support your answer, and explain why the tone changes.
7. Identify one example of onomatopoeia in the story, use the text to support your answer, and include your own example of onomatopoeia.
8. Flowers are associated with many occasions - some happy, some sad. For example, most families order flowers for weddings and funerals. What do the flowers symbolize in this short story? Explain your answer.
9. What is a noose? What does the noose tell the reader about the setting (time and place/location)? A strong inference can be made when the reader considers what a noose is, how a noose was used, and what a noose was used to do. Explain your answer.
10. Identify two compound sentences in the story. You may copy and paste your answer; however, you need to explain why your two chosen sentences are compound sentences.
Finally, respond to the story with one paragraph in this post's comments section: Did you relate to the story? How would you feel if you experienced the same thing as Myop? When do children "grow up"? Did you enjoy reading this short story?
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