The boy turning down the sailor's offer of food.

The introduction of the boy.

The boy crying in the cafe.

The boy eats and drinks the milk and cookies from the woman that he knows he cannot pay for.

The boy doubles over in abdominal pain.

The boy finds work loading cargo.

Rojas draws on the prideful wanderer in the classic tradition of the Prodigal Son, but his character finds a welcome from strangers.

Rojas draws on a selfish character in the tradition of Julius Ceasar, but his character is not killed.

Rojas draws on the comical character in the tradition of Shakespeare's Falstaff, but his character has no friends.

TRUE

FALSE

"Well, they got gumption, anyhow. They told them white folks up yonder in the office just what they

thought of 'em. That's what they did."

"Well, they got gumption, anyhow. They told them white folks up yonder in the office just what they

thought of 'em. That's what they did."

There wasn’t no work to be got in our town, nor any other place, for that matter.

You know how it is—first to be fired and last to be hired

He isn't looking for work.

He forgot to pay the rent.

He is rude about her cooking.

he is downhearted

he is optimistic

he is funny

The structure of "Gumption" is descriptive, while the structure of "To Build a Fire" is sequential.

The structure of "Gumption" is cause and effect, while the structure of "To Build a Fire" is problem and solution.

The structure of "Gumption" is compare and contrast, while the structure of "To Build a Fire" is problem and solution.

It offers insight to the man's transformation from someone who considers himself superior to nature to someone who is humbled by it.

It allows the reader to see the contrast between the dog's sensible thoughts and the man's illogical thoughts.

It allows the reader to experience the story directly through the eyes of the man, which builds reader sympathy for this character.

In "Gumption" dialogue is used to create realistic characters, while in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" dialogue is used to contrast reality and imagined events; both use it to develop the stories' characters

In "Gumption," dialogue is used to develop the natural world, while in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," dialogue is used to contrast reality and imagined events; both use it to illustrate the author's background.

In "Gumption," dialogue is used to speed the plot along, while in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" dialogue is used to create a sense of shock and horror; both use it to reveal the nature of life in the Depression-era South.

It shows the reader only his own desperate thoughts.

It reveals his own frustration along with the needless lack of compassion of his neighbors.

It frustrates the reader, knowing that he died in vain.

frustration

creepy

amusement

The old man becomes furious with the speaker for waking him up.

The lantern illuminates the old man's eye, which enrages the speaker.

The speaker wants to make sure the old man can see exactly who is killing him.

He exhausted himself trying to prove his innocence.

He had a weak heart.

It was caused by battle wounds.

You can either be a barbarian or you can be civilized.

It is the "lady or tiger" events which keep the king from being completely barbaric, since they give him a safe outlet for his barbarism.

The king is just as barbaric as his subjects, who are entertained by the events in the arena.