characters
The full name of the narrator of the story
What is Robert MacPherson Starrett
The conflict in chapter 1
What is about land /territory
Shane and Joe are different: Shane is quiet while Joe is talkative.
What is contrast
Meaning of loping
What is moving with long, relaxed strides.
What was the thing about Shane that the narrator was first impressed by?
What was his clothes
The mysterious stranger who is introduced in Chapter 1
Who is Shane
the story begins in which of the four seasons
What is summer
There is a fork in the road which branches off into two directions, left and right? What do these two branches represent ?
What are choices in life ( symbolism)
What does deft mean?
What is skillful and quick.
Where did the Starretts think that Shane was from?
What is Tennessee
The name of Bob's mother
What is Marian
What colours were the Starrett's house painted?
What are green and white
The genre of the novel
What is western
What are kept in a corral?
What are animals eg. cattle or horses
Shane is said to be both mysterious and _________ by Joe.
What is dangerous.
The enemy of the Starretts
Who is Fletcher
What kind of flower did Shane pluck from the garden and put in his hat band?
What is petunia
A coming-of-age novel is called this.
What is a bildungsroman
What is a lean-to?
a simple shelter in rural or fronteir settings
The term used to being kind to people such as guests and strangers by offering them food and somewhere to sleep . Hint: Word begins with H
What is being hospitable
The name of Bob's father
Who is Joe
True or False? Shane was wearing a Stetson hat ?
What is false
From the narrator we gain information about Shane's appearance, mannerisms, behaviour.
What is characterization
What is a saddle-roll?
What is a bundle of personal belongings that is rolled up and tied behind a saddle
What information is there in chapter 1 that suggests that Shane has a not so pleasant past?
What are: he does not give much information about himself, he puts the saddle-roll out of Bob's reach, he lowers the brim of his hat often