English A
Worksheet 1.2
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‘The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World’
1.
How do the children of the village respond to the man who washes up on the beach?
2.
What is the reaction of the men of the village to this dead man?
3.
How is the reaction of the women different than that of the children or the men?
4.
Categorize the differences in the reactions of these three groups to the body of the dead
man.
5.
Why do the women give the drowned man a name? Is there any significance to that
name?
6.
How is the village described both physically before and at the time of the dead man’s
arrival?
7.
What transformation does the village undergo physically? Provide specific details.
8.
What is significant about the drowned man’s funeral?
9.
How would you describe the nature of the transformation of the villagers?
10.
Describe the ways in which this story is an example of magical realism.
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