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Sniper
• Summarize the plot using this pattern
o Somebody ( ) wants…

o But….

o So…

• Explain the irony in the last sentence
• What facts are we told directlyabout the sniper? What can we infer about his character? Focus on his ability to perform in the face of fear and stress.
• How do you think O’Flaherty wants the reader to view the sniper—is he acold-blooded killer, a soldier doing his duty, or a man caught in a tragic situation? How do the sniper’s actions change your opinion of him at various moments in the story?
• This story revolvesaround an external conflict, the sniper’s life-or-death struggle. Explain the internal conflict the sniper also faces. How is the internal conflict resolved?
• How would you state the theme of thisstory—that is, the point the writer is making about war, especially civil war, and what it can do to human beings? How do the resolutions of the story’s conflicts help reveal the theme?
• Do you thinkthe story is improved by the surprise ending, or does the ending seem an unfair trick to make you pay attention to the story’s message. explain your answer.



Necklace
• Summarize the plot usingthis pattern
o Somebody ( ) wants…

o But….

o So…

• Explain what makes the story’s closing sentences ironic.
• Is the narrator of the story mostly sympathetic ormostly unsympathetic towards Mathilde? How do you know? How does the narrator want us to feel toward Mathilde?
• How would you characterize Mathilde’s husband? Consider his loyalty to Mathilde,the way he indulges her, his years of sacrifice and hard work, his plans to buy something for himself.
• The story revolves around the external conflicts of losing the necklace. Explain the internalconflict that Mathilde is facing. What alternatives did she have?
• Do you think Mme. Forestier should return the difference in value between the original necklace and the one she received as a...