The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant

Front

How old is the narrator?

Back

Fourteen

Front

How old is Sheila Mant?

Back

Seventeen

Front

The narrator loves Sheila because she --

Back

is beautiful and unattainable

Front

When the narrator asks Sheila to go to Dixford, she --

Back

asks him if he has a car

Front

The narrator sets up his fishing rod on the canoe because --

Back

he never goes anywhere without his fishing rod

Front

The narrator won't tell Sheila that he has caught a huge bass because --

Back

he doesn't want to embarrass himself

Front

The narrator is distracted by the tugging of the bass and --

Back

Sheila's conversation

Front

What does the narrator eventually do?

Back

Cut the bass loose

Front

The narrator takes this action because he --

Back

knows that Sheila does not like fishing

Front

The best example of an external conflict is the narrator's --

Back

struggle to hide the fishing rod from Sheila