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Irony: One Thousand Dollars Comprehension date ___________________________
Directions: Answer each question in complete sentences. Be as detailed as possible in your response.
1. Why is Gillian displeased with the amount of his inheritance?
*The amount is “difficult” to spend in one location; he feels his uncle is playing a joke; he would struggle to document how he is spending such an amount
2. Who is Miss Hayden?
*Uncle Septemus is Miss Hayden’s guardian; she is the daughter of Septemus’s friend; she is the woman that Gillian loves
3. How does Gillian react to Old Bryson’s suggestions?
*Gillian does not appreciate the suggestions because he feels they are sarcastic and that Bryson is not taking him seriously
4. Why does Gillian give Miss Hayden the thousand dollars?
*He is in love with her; he wants to do something kind for her
5. Why does Gillian tear up the note that he wrote?
*He tears up the note because if he spends the original money UNWISELY, she will inherit a larger amount; he destroys the evidence that he was generous with the first inheritance
6. What type of irony occurs in this text? Explain the irony.
*It is dramatic irony when the lawyers are shocked by Gillian’s behavior, because the reader knows what he has done
*It is situational irony when Gillian behaves in a selfless, caring way, because he has been characterized as selfish, lazy, greedy