Setting
Where is 'Boys and Girls' set?
On a fox farm in the countryside
Who is Laird?
The narrator's younger brother.
What type of foxes were the foxes on the farm?
Silver fox.
What time period does this book take place in?
During the 1800s/19th century
Who is the author?
Alice Munro
Is there a river around the house?
No, there was no river.
She is unnamed?
What were the foxes fed?
Horse meat.
What happened to flora?
She escaped.
Name one type of genre that she writes?
Short-stories
Which two animals were on the farm.
Horses and foxes.
Who is Henry Bailey?
The hired man
What do the foxes in the cage symbolise?
The girls freedom is trapped by society.
Which perspective is the story written in?
First person.
Where was the author born?
What kind of body of water was on the property?
Frozen swamp.
What are the two horses who got killed named?
Mack and Flora.
Who did the father sell his fox pelts to?
The Hudson's Bay Company or the Montreal Fur traders.
Did the left or the right side of the property sell them foxes?
Neither (dab)
Name one other book that the author has written?
When do they kill the foxes?
Fall or early winter.
Who said "I thought it was only a girl."?
The salesman.
What is the main theme?
Your gender shouldn't identify your freedom.
What song or type of song does the narrator sing?
Danny Boy, lullaby
When was the author born?
1931