Maupassant - A Piece of String

Question 1

setting

Answer 1

• along all the roads around Goderville the peasants and their wives were coming toward the burgh because it was market day

Question 2

plot

Answer 2

• what is the conflict

- what events tak eplace leading up to the conflict and occur as a result of it

Question 3

characters

Answer 3

• Matre Hauchecome of Breaute
• Matre malandain, harness maker
• the mayor
• various townspeople

Question 4

narrator

Answer 4

• a character in the story?

- knows all? has only limited perspective

Question 5

voice

Answer 5

• narrator’s attitude: how does he feel about his characters? his subject?

Question 6

theme

Answer 6

• formulate some ideas of the author’s message