Race at Morning

Race at Morning

Faulkner's tale--"Time was when all a man had to do was just farm eleven and a half months, and hunt the other half."

Multiple Choice

Who wrote "Race at Morning"?

• Steinbeck

• Hemingway

• O'Connor

• Faulkner

Along with his hunting buddies, they're getting this neglected boy into shape to be a good man.

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​Mr. Ernest has rescued the narrator.

Multiple Choice

Who was the main character?

• Mr. Ernest

• The narrator

• The deer

• Roth Edmondz

• It could be Mr. Ernest or the narrator.

Multiple Choice

What defines the main character?

• Someone who is changed by the events of the story.

• The person the reader likes best

• The character in the title

• Whatever you decide

As soon as the story begins you know that there's a specific goal for Mr. Ernest and the narrator. The biggest deer they've ever seen.

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​Hunting for a trophy deer

Multiple Choice

What was the goal of the hunters?

• to find the deer

• to see the deer

• to kill the deer

• to brag about the deer

Multiple Choice

What changed about the goal?

• Mr. Ernest got knocked off the horse.

• The narrator was too young to see a deer killed.

• Mr. Ernest didn't want his lifelong quest to end.

• The deer was disappointing.

Multiple Choice

Who thought the narrator should be in school?

• Everyone

• Willy Legate and Walter Ewell

• His mother

• His father

Multiple Choice

What made Mr. Ernest decide to send the narrator to school?

• He was afraid he'd get in trouble.

• He realized the narrator was getting to be bad.

• He was embarrassed by his friends.

• He realized there were important things to learn about life at school.

Fill in the Blanks

What's something important you learn at school?