The Romance of a Busy Broker

Quote the instances of foreshadowing in The Romance of a Busy Broker.

• “Pitcher still mildly curious, noticed a difference in her ways this morning”…

• “Tears starts welling up in Miss Leslie’s eyes after being told by Mr. Maxwell that he loves her and wants her hand in marriage”

• "... and not a single picture of a hat or pineapple gum has appeared".

• " the silver heart left the office".

Setting of "The Romance of Busy Broker"

• New York City

• Greens Borough

• Philadelphia

• Washington DC

Instances of the use of simile in "The Romance of a Busy Broker"

• "his open letters are laid like a pile of stage snow in a solid desk,"

• "employees in the office jump around like a sailor in a storm",

• "orders for buying and selling come and go as fast as the flight swallows

• no longer a man; it is a busy New York broker, driven by buzzing wheels and springs that don’t curl"

Who had an expressionless countenence

• Mr. Pitcher

• Mr. Harvey Maxwell

• The New Stenographer

• Ms. Leslie

The narrative devices used in the short story are

(a)  

At the beginning of the story, for which of these reasons is Pitcher showing more expression than usual?

• Maxwell reduced his pay

• Maxwell is late to work

• Maxwell and his former secretary enter together

• He is interested in dating the secretary

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which of these themes does the story seem to promote?

• The wife of a busy man must be demanding.

• A career will always be someone's priority.

• Overbearing obligations can get in the way of desires.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of these would be the most likely cause of the ending of the marriage between Leslie and Maxwell?

• Maxwell obsessing over Leslie

• Maxwell spending too much time at work

• Maxwell abandoning his job for Leslie

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Who was Harvey Maxwell?

• A share broker

• A Confidential Clerk

• A business tycoon

• A stenographer

'I'll do the work as usual then, until someone comes to fill the place' whose words are these?

• The new stenographer's

• Ms. Leslie's

• Mr Pitcher's

• The book keeper's