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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does the barber believe his customer does not know about him?
that he is sympathetic to the rebels
that he is part of a plot to kill the customer
that he is not a real barber but an imposter
that he spoke at the rally in the schoolyard
- 2. Multiple Choice
The customer reveals that his purpose for coming into the barbershop was to
confront the barber about his political loyalty
determine the barber's resolution to be a killer
offer the barber a fellow rebel in a hostage exchange
get a shave prior to the public execution of the barber
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does the barber mean when he concludes, "Each one to his job. That's it. Each one to his job"?
He is rationalizing not killing his customer
He accepts that killing his customer is his duty
He is satisfied with the career choice he has made
He respects his customer and his customer's cause.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Who is the barber's customer?
a solider in the rebel forces
one of the barber's comrades in disguise
a leader in the forces the barber opposes
a fellow undercover member of the rebel forces.
- 5. Multiple Choice
The diaglogue in the story suggests that the two men live in a country that
has recently lost its beloved king
is under the rule of a violent regime
is at war with a neighboring country
has adopted a democracy and is trying to restore peace.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following quotations from the text best demonstrates the narrator's internal struggle?
I had never seem him so close before
Torres did not know I was his enemy
And this indeed was a special customer
I am a revolutionary but not a murderer
- 7. Multiple Choice
THe narrators says, "I estimated he had four-day's growth of beard, the four days he had been done on the last foray after our men." What does this detail the the reader?
The customer and the barber are on opposing sides of the conflict
The customer is comfortable with his rugged, unkempt appearance
The customer does not wish to be recognized by anyone in the town.
The customer and the barber each have spies whom they trust for information.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following quotations most clearly establishes the point of view of the story?
"He came in without a word"
"How many did you take?" I asked.
"And this was indeed a special customer"
And others would say, "The avenger of our people"
- 9. Multiple Choice
What element of the story is best concealed by the point of view?
the internal conflict of the narrator
the internal motivations of the barber
the external conflicts of the customer
the internal motivations of the customer
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the main conflict that of Lather and nothing else?
External conflict- person vs person
External conflict- person vs nature
Internal conflict
External conflict- person vs society
- 11. Open Ended
How does the fact that the narrator is a 1st person narrator affect the conflict of the story?
- 12. Open Ended
The narrator struggles with the idea of killing the Captain or not. Do you think he made the right decision in letting the Captain go? Explain.
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