Author
Characters
Analysis Questions
Farm
Other
100
When was the author born?
July.10.1931
100
Who said, "Girls don't slam doors like that." and, "Girls keep their knees together when they sit down."?
The Grandmother
100
What perspective and point of view was this story told in?
It was told in first person in the perspective of an 'Innocent Child'.
100
What are the two horses who got killed named?
Mack and Flora.
100
Who said "Wait till Laird gets a little bigger, then you'll have a real help."
The mother.
200
What is the author's name?
Alice Munro
200
Who was Henry Bailey?
The hired man.
200
What does the foxes in cages symbolize?
The girls freedom that is trapped by society.
200
What horse escaped from the farm?
Flora.
200
What were the two last sentences of the story?
“I didn’t protest that, even in my heart. Maybe it was true”.
300
Where was the author born? must have: town/community, state/province, Country
Wingham, Ontario, Canada
300
What is her brother's name?
Laird.
300
What is the dominant element in this story?
Theme.
300
What were the foxes fed?
Horse meat.
300
What does Laird stand for/mean?
Lord.
400
How man Giller prizes did she win?
Two
400
What is the girls name?
She is unnamed.
400
What is the main theme of the story?
Your gender shouldn’t identify your freedom
400
Which horse got shot first?
Mack.
400
What time period does this book take place in?
Before confederation.
500
What was the very first book she wrote?
“The Dimensions of a Shadow”
500
Who said "I thought it was only a girl."
The salesman.
500
What is the conflict of the story?
Man vs himself.
500
What type of fox were the foxes on the farm?
Silver fox.
500
Who did the father sell his fox pelts to?
The Hudson's Bay Company or the Montreal Fur traders.
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