"The River" 1
The story's setting is where?
Detroit
What does the protagonist do for a living?
She transports people on her boat (like an Uber for boats)
These "" are called what?
quotation marks
Postmodernism
The protagonist of the story is referred to as what?
water woman
Who have been the victims of the entity in the city?
hipsters and people not native to Detroit
This sentence is correct:
"It's really cold outside," Ms. Yolich said.
Correct
Language is challenged in the story because:
a. there are no quotation marks for dialogue
b. the characters have no names
c. both a and b
C
What global catastrophe has happened in the story?
True or False: the protagonist dies in the story
false
This sentence is correct:
"Watch out"! the boy yelled.
Incorrect: (the exclamation point is inside the quotation marks)
"Watch out!" the boy yelled.
What is ironic about the story "The River"?
a. the characters "killed" are non-white and natives of the city
b. the characters "killed" are non-natives and mostly white
c. none of the above
B
What entity has been taking lives in the city?
The river or the wave
How does the story end?
The mayor "dies" and is replaced by a local Detroiter
How can you tell that the story uses dialogue?
The story has two or more characters speaking and quotation marks are being used.
What features of postmodernism are used in the story:
a. irony
b. language (challenges it)
c. race (challenges it)
d. all of the above
D