Plot & Setting
Where does Nunez fall at the beginning of the story?
What is a hidden valley in the Andes Mountains?
Who is Medina-Saroté?
Who is Yacob's daughter and Nunez’s love interest?
What theme is reflected in the saying: “In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king”?
What is superiority is an illusion in the wrong context?
Define “precipice.”
What is a steep cliff or edge?
What is the irony in Nunez’s belief that he will be king?
What is he ends up a servant, not a ruler?
Why can’t people leave the Country of the Blind?
What is an earthquake blocked the mountain paths?
Why do the villagers think Nunez is strange?
What is he talks about things they don't understand like sight and the outside world?
What does Nunez’s final decision to leave the valley represent?
What is reclaiming freedom and identity?
What does “acute” mean in the sentence, “Their hearing and sense of smell were both extremely acute”?
What is extremely sensitive or sharp?
What literary device is used in the phrase “infinite vastness of the sky”?
What is hyperbole or imagery?
What strange things does Nunez notice about the houses in the village?
What is they have no windows and mismatched colors?
What job is Nunez given in the village?
What is a servant for Yacob?
What is the symbolic meaning of Nunez climbing toward the sunset?
What is enlightenment, hope, or personal liberation?
What is the figurative meaning of “as blind as a bat”?
What is completely unaware or unable to see?
What tone is created in the final scene of the story?
What is reflective, bittersweet, or peaceful?
What time of day do the villagers work and why?
What is during the night because they’re unaware of daylight?
What condition do the elders give for Nunez to marry Medina?
What is he must agree to have his eyes removed?
What universal theme does the story explore about conformity?
What is the struggle between individuality and societal norms?
What does “submit” mean in the context of Nunez’s choice to obey the villagers?
What is to surrender or accept authority?
What type of conflict is shown between Nunez and the village?
What is man vs. society?
How does the setting contribute to Nunez's struggle?
What is the village is designed for blind people, making Nunez clumsy and lost?
How does Nunez's character change from beginning to end?
What is he realizes freedom and self-worth matter more than being king?
How does the valley symbolize isolation from reality?
What is it’s a world cut off from truth and open-mindedness?
Explain the figurative use of “the one-eyed man is king.”
What is someone with a minor advantage appears superior in a limited setting?
What is the function of symbolism in the story?
What is to reveal deeper truths about perception, freedom, and identity?