What is round and dynamic. He changes because in the beginning he was not as obsessed with the races and in the end that is all he can think about.
100
How many races take place?
What is 5
100
What is the tone. Be able to support your answer.
What is sad, depressing, dramatic.
100
What is the exposition?
What is learning about his mom and how she doesn't like how her husband is unlucky. The mother is incapable of showing love. The house starts to whisper. In the exposition we learn about the setting and the characters.
100
Who is the author of the story?
What is D. H. Lawrence
200
Oscar Creswell is flat or round, static or dynamic. Why?
What is round and static.
200
Name two of the five races.
What is the Grand National, The Ascot, Epson Derby, Leger, and The Lincoln.
200
Describe the setting.
What is England, middle class family, right after WWI, in the families house, house could be haunted.
200
What is the rising action?
What is when Paul figures out that he is lucky. Paul is convinced that he is lucky enough to help his mom. The different races that Paul bets on. Paul giving his mom 5,000 pounds from the winnings of the races.
200
What does the house keep whispering in the story?
What is "There must be more money"
300
Bassett is round or flat, static or dynamic. Why?
What is flat and static.
300
What horse does Paul pick to win the final race?
What is Malabar
300
What is the theme? Be able to support your answer.
What is obsession, greed, materialism of money.
300
Describe the resolution.
What is when Paul falls off his horse, seizures, and dies.
300
What month is Hester's birthday in?
What is November.
400
Hester is round or flat, static or dynamic. Why?
What is flat and static.
400
How much does Paul bet on Daffodil in the first race?
What is 300 pounds
400
What are the major conflicts in the story?
What is Man vs. Self and Man vs. Society
400
Explain the climax.
What is when Paul is rocking on the horse and is deciding the winner of the final race and his mom enters in on him.
400
How much does Paul want to give his mom each year? And for how long?
What is 1,000 pounds for 5 years.
500
Discuss the protagonist and antagonist.
What is Paul (protagonist) and Hester (antagonist)
500
How much does Paul win from the final race? How much money does Paul have in total?
What is 70,000 pounds
What is over 80,000 pounds total
500
Discuss a main symbol in the story.
What is the rocking horse. Could symbolize masturbation. Paul rocking back and forth on the horse.
500
Describe the falling action.
What is when Paul is told Malabar wins the race and he tells his mother he is lucky.