After Twenty Years/ Hey Come on Out
Study Guide
Characters
Vocab
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Jimmy
“Silky” Bob
Policeman
Mayor of the village
Residents of the city
Concessionaires
Authorities
Consented
Established
Gusts
Outline
Profits
Slight
Wits
**Reread the stories for comprehension!!
- dwellers
- expanded
- fate
- midway
- objection
- proposition
- throng
- vicinity
Irony
- Situational irony
- Verbal irony
- Dramatic irony
Essay Questions – you will have to pick one and answer it on the test on Wednesday. You may
practice writing the essay before the test, but you may not use the essay you write before
during the test.
19. Ironic stories often have surprise endings. Did the endings of “After Twenty Years” and
“Hey Come on Out” surprise you or did you guess them in advance? In an essay, compare and
contrast the surprise endings of the two stories. Use these questions to guide your writing: In
what ways are these endings similar? In what ways are they different? Which story’s ending is
more surprising? What makes it more surprising?
20. Although the authors of both “After Twenty Years” and “Hey Come on Out” use irony, they
deliver different messages. In an essay, compare and contrast the messages behind the irony in
these two stories. Use the following questions to guide your writing: What is the message of
“After Twenty Years”? What is the message of “Hey Come on Out”? How did you react to these
messages? Cite details from the stories to support your points.