The Taste of Melon
Golden Girl
Type of Conflict
Long, Long After School
Related Readings
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What did the narrator steal?
What is a watermelon
100
Who was the "Golden Girl" in the story?
What is Anna
100
When Donna was trying to embarrass Anna, this was an example of what type of conflict?
Character vs. Character
100
What is Wes' occupation?
What is the cemetery gatekeeper.
100
In the poem, "Groceries," what did the narrator do that makes her feel guilty?
What is she ate a peach in the store before paying for it.
200
How is character vs. society portrayed in this story?
What is the narrator tried to impress his new group of friends.
200
What types of conflict exist in this story?
What is character vs. character and character vs. self
200
When the narrator's conscience felt guilty for stealing Freddie's toque, this was an example of what type of conflict?
Character vs. Self
200
Why is Wes bullied?
What is because of the color of his skin.
200
In the poem, "Maria Preosi," why is the narrator angry and upset?
What is she's tired of living in her sister's shadow.
300
How did the narrator resolve the conflict?
What is he collected the watermelon seeds, returned them to Mr. Wills, and offered to help plant the patch next year.
300
How did Anna "make a fool out of her self?"
What is she was trying to impress the student-teacher, Mr. McCallum.
300
When Wes was bullied because of the color of his skin, what was the type of conflict?
Character vs. Society
300
What is Miss Tretheway bullied for?
What is for being unattractive, an "old maid."
300
In "The School Yard Bully" how was the bullying stopped?
What is power in numbers - one student stood up for Clancy and the rest joined him.
400
What is the setting for the story?
What is in the summer in a small town.
400
How did Michael react to Donna's plan?
What is he still stood by Anna and defended her.
400
When the narrator felt guilty for stealing a peach in the poem "Groceries" what type of conflict was it?
Character vs. Self
400
How did Miss Tretheway help Wes?
What is she gave him blood, she stopped the bullying, and gave him books to read.
400
In "My Guilt," what is the narrator guilty of?
What is throwing Freddie's toque down a badger hole.
500
What was the resolution of the story?
What is new relationships were formed.
500
What is a "golden girl?"
What is someone who is admired by others, "miss perfect" (can do no wrong), and popular.
500
When Andrew was bullying Clancy, what was the type of conflict?
Character vs Character
500
When were both Wes and Miss Tretheway able to laugh, and why?
What is when they made fun of the things they've been bullied for their whole lives -- Wes' skin color and Miss Tretheway being "an old maid."
500
Why was the narrator unable to "fix" what he did to Freddie in "My Guilt?"
What is he was unable to pay for a new one.
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