Author
Plot
Characters
Symbols
Misc.
100
Joyce Carol Oates
What is the author's name?
100
He took his own life
What ultimately happened to Zachary?
100
Tobias
What is the name of Zachary's best (and only) high school friend?
100
Purple
What was the color of Zachary's car?
100
flashback, irony, symbolism, etc.
What literary devices are used? (Name 2)
200
Raised Catholic, now athiest
What is her religion?
200
April Fools Day
What is day did Zachary take his own life?
200
doctor
What is the occupation of Zachary's parents?
200
Masculinity
What did Zachary's car represent?
200
In media res
In what manner did the story begin?
300
50s
What is the time in which the author wrote?
300
Sunny
Who felt guilty for Zachary's death?
300
homosexual life
What was the topic of Tobias' plays later in life?
300
Her disposition
What does Sunny's name represent?
300
11
What is the shoe size of the unused sneakers in Zachary's car?
400
Princeton
Where does she teach?
400
Sunny and Tobias
Who meet up with each other 31 years later after high school?
400
Perfect
How does Tobias describe Sunny?
400
He did it because he felt he had to, not because he wanted to; similarly to the way he had to adapt to the times, etc.
What is the significance of Zachary playing golf?
400
Barbara (Bushman)
What is Sunny's name after she shed that one?
500
Her grandma
What was her biggest influence?
500
What do you think he planned to do with the clothesline?
What is the last question that Sunny asks Tobias?
500
Golf
What sport does Zachary force himself to play?
500
Less accepting of homosexuals, more traditional (50s)
What is significant about the time period?
500
-pizza box -Bible -m&ms -sneakers -clothesline
Name 2 items in Zachary's car
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