I'll give you 40 points if you do this. DIRECTIONS

Use complete sentences to respond to each question about your novel or short story.

Title of short story or novel

Author

Part 1: The Climax of the Story

Describe the climax of your novel or short story in a three- to five-sentence paragraph.

Provide two examples of dialogue from characters in the story that support the climax you identified.

Provide two examples of text evidence (other than dialogue) to support the climax you identified.

In a paragraph of six to eight sentences, explain how the dialogue and text evidence support the climax you identified.

Part 2: Falling Action

In a paragraph of three to five sentences, explain at least two falling action events from your novel or short story and how they relate to the climax.

Read the excerpt from flannery o'connor's "the life you save may be your own although the old woman lived in this desolate spot with only her daughter and she had never seen mr. shiftlet before, she could tell, even from a distance, that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of. his left coat sleeve was folded up to show there was only half an arm in it and his gaunt figure listed slightly. which phrase connects these characters to the southern gothic genre? half an arm she had never seen his left coat sleeve folded up

When a mother loses her child, she's — highly agitated from strong emotion. a scene is if there's lots of action with little order.

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.