One More Thing
What is the name of the author who wrote the short story? Was he an American or British writer?
Raymond Carver - American
Explain the "Show, don't tell" technique.
Show, don't tell is a technique used in various kinds of texts to allow the reader to experience the story through action, words, thoughts, senses, and feelings rather than through the author's exposition, summarization, and description. It avoids adjectives describing the author's analysis, but instead describes the scene in such a way that the reader can draw his or her own conclusions.
Why does the protagonist in "Solo Dance" go home after having been away for a long time?
Because her father had a cancer operation.
What type of alcohol were the couple drinking throughout story?
Whisky
What was the first animated feature nominated for a best picture Oscar?
Beauty and the beast
What is the "one more thing" L.D. was about to say (at least according to the unedited version of the story).
I love you.
When does the story take place?
After the First World War... (War monument, pixie haircut).
What phrase does the father in "Solo Dance" keep repeating?
"I give up"
What is the name of the boyfriend?
Jack
In the United Kingdom, "Charlie", is slang for what drug?
Cocaine
How does L.D. continuously describe their home?
As a nuthouse.
What does the cat in the rain symbolize?
When the wife tells her husband, George, that “It isn’t any fun to be a poor kitty out in the rain,” it echoes her view that her own life is lacking in “fun” and happiness. She feels lonely and vulnerable. Thus, the cat’s plight seems to mirror her own emotions. The wife’s desire for the animal also embodies her desire for close contact and connection.
Greyhound = bus line.
How does the story end?
She told everyone... After a time, she quit trying.
The shooting of whom, in 1914, started World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What kind of magazines was Rae spending all day reading?
Astrology magazines
What concrete things does the American wife want from George? (Name at least 3 things).
(New) silverware, "eat at a table", candles, clothes, a cat
How does the story "Greyhound Tragedy" end for the protagonist? Who does she marry? What do we learn about their life together? Does she have any regrets?
Ford salesman, two children, she drives a new car every year, she still blushes when she passes the bus station.
Why wasn't the old man home when the couple arrived at the yard sale?
He was buying liquor and food from the market.
What year was the first iPhone released?
2007
What item(s) from the bathroom that L.D. took with him didn't belong to him?
Fingernail clippers and eyelash curlers
How many people appear in the short story?
6.
Inside: The American wife, George, the padrone, the maid.
Outside: man in a rubber cape, a waiter.
The protagonist of Greyhound Tragedy left high school how many years ago?
3.
How much does the girl pay for the TV?
Fifteen bucks.
Julius Caesar and Napoleon were said to have suffered from what?
Epilepsy