Short Stories 5H

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Short Stories 5H

The Sniper: How is the sniper described in the beginning of the text? Give three examples.

The Sniper: How is the sniper described in the beginning of the text? Give three examples. 

As a student, thin and ascetic, as a fanatic and as someone used to looking at death

The Sniper: Describe how the sniper fools the man on the opposite roof. Does this plan work?

Describe how the sniper fools the man on the opposite roof. Does this plan work? 

He puts his cap over the riffle and pushes it over the paraphet, making his enemy believe he himself is a target. The enemy immediately shoots and he pretends to be hit and killed by letting his cap fall. He is able to hit his enemy,  and to escape so his plan works.

The Story of an Hour: Do you think Mr. Mallard mistreated his wife? In your answer, use at least one example from the text.

Do you think Mr. Mallard mistreated his wife? Explain your answer with an example.

The text states Mr Mallard “had a powerful will bending her” which might indicate (mental) abuse. On the other hand, the text also mentions that Mr Mallard “had never looked save with love upon her”.

Their relationship might be one of mutual understanding/convenience, even though Mr Mallard often enforced his will upon his wife – not uncommon in 19th-century marriages.

The Way up to Heaven: What were Mrs Foster's feelings at the end of the story?

The Way up to Heaven: What were Mrs Foster's feelings at the end of the story? 

Satisfied, emancipated, strong, happy, responsible, free.

The Way up to Heaven: How would you describe the relationship between Mr and Mrs Foster? Give at least 3 examples from the text to support your answer.

The Way up to Heaven: How would you describe the relationship between Mr and Mrs Foster? Give at least 3 examples from the text to support your answer.  

• Mr Foster has a lot of power over his wife (end of paragraph starting with “This was an important journey for Mrs. Foster”  it says that “It was a miracle he had ever agreed to let her fly over there alone…”)

• Mrs Foster secretly feels more love for her (grand)children than for her husband (paragraph starting with “This was an important journey for Mrs. Foster”).

• Mrs Foster is a caring wife, faithful to her husband (end of the story, paragraph starting with “Once a week, on Tuesdays, she wrote a letter to her husband”).