Characters
Point of View / Plot
Symbolism/ Irony
Theme / Tone
Questions that could be almost about anything from the short story
100
Name 3 characters from the short story.
What is Fusi, Emma, John, and Rosie?
100
The short story is told in this point of view.
What is 3rd person limited omniscient?
100
This is what fishing meant to Fusi Bergman.
What is sense of freedom?
100
The tone of the story switches from this to this.
What is optimistic to disheartining?
100
This is the main religion for the townspeople.
What is Lutheran?
200
He loves to fish early in the morning.
Who is Fusi?
200
The narrator follows this character throughout the whole story.
Who is Fusi?
200
These are two symbols of authority in the short story.
What is the fish inspector and God?
200
This is Emma's tone towards Fusi.
What is angry and demanding?
200
This is John's age.
What is 50 years old?
300
This character has a strong desire for authority.
Who is Emma?
300
Fusi usually goes out to fish at this time.
What is early in the morning? What is 3 o'clock a.m.?
300
This is what Emma symbolizes.
What is the church?
300
This is why Fusi's voice is different from Emma's.
Why is Fusi's speaking foolishly and childishly?
300
"Jerking breakfast directly out of the stove and eating out of the pan"
What annoys Emma?
400
This man is the husband of Emma.
Who is John?
400
This happens in the introduction.
What is Fusi fishing?
400
These are two different symbolic regions in the story that is divided by a street. (hint: one represents freedom)
What is Fusi's house and the retirement home?
400
This is the tone at the end of the story.
What is heartbreaking, to emphasize the stereotype of "old people"?
400
"A spontaneous sense of amazement at being alive. The thought never lasted longer than the brief time between sleep and consciousness."
What does Fusi feel when he wakes up?
500
This person watches Fusi every morning from his office to ensure his safety.
Who is Fish Inspector?
500
This is the climax of the story.
What is Emma telling Fusi that the fish inspectors knew about him fishing illegally?
500
This is one example of irony in Fusi's behaviour as oppose to his thoughts about himself.
What is throwing clothes, pouring coffee on john, behaving immaturely by endangering himself despite the fact that he is no longer physically capable of doing such activity?
500
This is one possible theme.
What is dignity, individuality, or control?
500
This is how much John's course at One True and Only Word of God Church costed.
What is $500?
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