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Mr. Ronzoni Three Short Stories
Directions'. Answer all questions on looseleaf using complete sentences.
"The Californian' s Tale"
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In what person is the story told?
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Why is the narrator out
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Why is the narrator happy to be invited into the cottage?
4.
Who had decorated the cottage?
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Where is Henry's wife supposed to be?
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Why does Henry insist that the visitor stay?
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What does Henry read to Tom?
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8" Name Henry's three friends.
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What do Henry's friends plan to do Saturday night?
10. Why does Henry get nervous as Saturday afternoon wears on?
11. Why does Henry want to lie down?
12. What news does Jimmy Parrish bring?
13. What do Henry's friends do when he falls asleep?
14" What had really happened to Henry's wife?
15. Why did Henry's friends drug him?
16. What has happened to most of the people who attended the first party?
"The Last Leaf'
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What is the occupation of both Sue and Johnsy?
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What is the setting of the story?
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What illness does Johnsy have?
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Why is the doctor worried about Johnsy?
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Why does Johnsy always look out the window?
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Mr. Ronzoni Three Short Stories
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What ironic statement does Sue make to Johnsy?
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What promise does Sue have Johnsy make?
8.
Who poses for Sue's picture?
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Describe Behrman.
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Why is the canvas blank in Berhman's apartment?
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How does Behrman react to the news about Johnsy?
12.
What restores Johnsy's will to live?
13.
How did Behrman catch pneumonia?
14.
Why does Sue say that the painted leaf is Behrman's masterpiece?
"The Open Window"
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How old is Vera?
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Why is Framton Nuttel visiting the country retreat?
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How did Nuttel's sister describe her memories of the people in town?
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How did Nuttel's sister know some of the people in the town?
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Why does Mrs. Sappleton keep the window open, according to Vera?
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Describe the tragedy"
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What creepy feeling does Vera say she sometimes gets?
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When Mrs. Sappleton begins speaking, why does Nuttel think her conversation is "purely horrible?"
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What words of Mrs. Sappleton make Nuttel shudder?
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Why does Nuttel run out of the house?
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What explanation does Vera give for Nuttel running away?
12"
Is Vera vicious? Why?