“The Chaser”—Please respond in complete sentences on your own paper.

1) What is the setting of the story? How does the setting create a mood for the reader?

2) What does Alan want to buy? Why?

3) How you feel if you were Diana and you found out what Alan was doing? Why would you feel that way?

4) What facts do we know about glove cleaner?

5) Why is glove cleaner so expensive?

6) Why do you think the author named this potion glove cleaner?

7) What does "au revoir" literally mean? (It is more than "goodbye." Look it up if you need to do so.)

8) What does the author imply by ending the story with those particular words?

9) The title of this story is "The Chaser." What are at least two "chasers" that come up in the story?

10) Why do you think the author chose this title?

11) Pick either the old man or Alan. Come up with 2 or 3 words to describe his character/personality.

12) List several words that back up your answer from #10.

13) What is the author's tone? (Serious? Romantic? Dream-like? Sarcastic?)

14) List 5-10 words or phrases that help establish the tone you stated in 12.

15) What do you believe is the theme of the story? Why?

16) What do you think should happen next in the story?

17) Why do you think that should happen?

“The Chaser”—Please respond in complete sentences on your own paper.

1) What is the setting of the story? How does the setting create a mood for the reader?

2) What does Alan want to buy? Why?

3) How you feel if you were Diana and you found out what Alan was doing? Why would you feel that way?

4) What facts do we know about glove cleaner?

5) Why is glove cleaner so expensive?

6) Why do you think the author named this potion glove cleaner?

7) What does "au revoir" literally mean? (It is more than "goodbye." Look it up if you need to do so.)

8) What does the author imply by ending the story with those particular words?

9) The title of this story is "The Chaser." What are at least two "chasers" that come up in the story?

10) Why do you think the author chose this title?

11) Pick either the old man or Alan. Come up with 2 or 3 words to describe his character/personality.

12) List several words that back up your answer from #10.

13) What is the author's tone? (Serious? Romantic? Dream-like? Sarcastic?)

14) List 5-10 words or phrases that help establish the tone you stated in 12.

15) What do you believe is the theme of the story? Why?

16) What do you think should happen next in the story?

17) Why do you think that should happen?