1. Reread the first sentence of the story. Who can we assume is the narrator of the story? What clue in the text indicates that? 2. The story begins with Miss Emily’s death. Again, look closely at the first sentence of the story for the different reasons the people attend her funeral. What sort of relationship is Faulkner establishing that Miss Emily had with the townspeople? 3. Who is Colonel Sartoris and what lie did he tell Miss Emily? 4. How is Miss Emily’s house described on both the outside and the inside? 5. Miss Emily doesn’t know that Colonel Sartoris has been dead for ten years. What does this indicate about her relationship with the present? PART 2: 6. What had the men come to talk to her about thirty years ago? 7. Why do the men wait until midnight to sprinkle lime to stop the smell instead of just discussing the matter with her? 8. Why didn’t her father allow her to date any men? 9. What is strange about the way Emily behaves after her father dies? 10. In the last lines of this section the townspeople tell us, “We did not say she was crazy then. We believed she had to do that.” What does this foreshadow?

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What theme is the main theme of this excerpt from the metal pig by hans christian andersen? in the garden of the grand duke's palace under the roof of one of the wings were a thousand roses bloom in winter, a little ragged boy had been sitting the whole day long. the boy might serve as a type of italy lovely and smiling and yet suffering. he was hungry and thirsty but no one gave him anything and when it became dark and they were about to close the gardens, the porter turned him out. a long time he stood musing on the bridge which crosses the arno and looking at the glittering stars that were reflected in the water which flowed between him and the wonderful marble bridge trinita. he then walked away towards the metal pig, half note down, clasped it with his arms, and, putting his mouth to the shining snout, drink deep droughts of the fresh water. close-by lay a few salad leaves into chestnuts, which register for his supper. no one was in the street but himself. it belonged only to him. he boldly seated himself on the pig's back, leaned forward so that his curly head could rest on the head of the animal, and, before he was aware, fell asleep. it was midnight. the metal pig raised himself gently, and the boy heard him say quite distinctly, hold tight little boy, for i am going to run, and way he started for most wonderful ride first they arrived at the p as the del granduca and the metal horse which bears the dukes statue made allowed