"Lather And Nothing Else" By Hernando Tellez
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Answer the following questions about the short story read in class, September 20, 2010
- 1.What makes the barber nervous when the customer enters the shop?
- A.
The customer has guards with him
- B.
He realizes who the customer is
- C.
He worries that the customer will the notice the object he has hidden in the room
- 2.What does the line "I estimated he had four-days' growth of beard, the four days he had been gone on the last foray after our men" tell the reader?
- A.
That the customer does not want to be recognized
- B.
That the customer works in rescue operations
- C.
That the customer is a powerful man
- D.
That the customer and the barber are on opposite sids of the conflict
- 3.What fantasy does the barber entertain as he shaves his customer?
- A.
He imagines Torres making him a general in the army
- B.
He imagines being awarded a fancy new barbershop and new tools
- C.
He imagines his customer's death
- D.
He imagines escaping the fate that awaits him that night
- 4.The action of this short story suggests that the two men re living in a country_______.
- A.
That has recently lost its king
- B.
That is under the rule of an oppressive regime
- C.
That has recently adopted democracy
- D.
That is at war with another country
- 5.My boss is so________________, she checks in with us even when she is on vacation.
- A.
Conscientious
- B.
Indelible
- C.
Regime
- D.
Rejuvenate
- 6.The ocean's waves made Trixie queasy, so she was glad when the boat reached the _________________water of the harbor.
- A.
Tranquil
- B.
Emit
- C.
Venture
- D.
Rejuvenate
- 7.Eating a piece of fruit in the afternoon will ___________________you better than a candy bar.
- A.
Rejuvenate
- B.
Emit
- C.
Indelible
- D.
Conscientious
- 8.This story is told in ________________.
- A.
First-person point of view
- B.
Mood
- C.
Setting
- D.
Third-person point of view
- 9.The_____________ of this story is a barber.
- A.
Narrator
- B.
Internal monologue
- C.
Point of view
- D.
Mood
- 10.A short story's _____________ is also known as its atmosphere.
- A.
Setting
- B.
Mood
- C.
Point of view
- D.
Irony
- 11.To describe _________________, you must know the time and place in which a story takes place.
- A.
Denouement
- B.
Conflict
- C.
Setting
- D.
Characterization
- 12.A character's ____________can share private thoughts and feelings.
- A.
Theme
- B.
Mood
- C.
Conflict
- D.
Internal monologue
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