"The Price"

Who is the author of the story?

• Ray Bradbury

• William Golding

• Neil Gaiman

• Kurt Vonnegut

Which answer best depicts the narrator's tone?

• Grim and Grief-stricken

• Honest and

  Straight forward

• Irritated and provoked.

• Melancholic and Sorrowful

Which word best describes the mood of the story?

• Suspenseful

• Humorous

• Sensual

• Dull

Why would the author use such words as "bloody", "thick yellow pus oozing", and "diarrhea"?

• To create a sense of disgust and pity for the cat within the reader.

• To make the reader no longer emphasize with the cat.

• To cause the reader to stop and think about the morality of the narrator.

• To demonstrate the irrelevant nature of the cat's wounds on the cat's mood.

There is a correlation in the plot between _____________.

• The coy nature of the cat and the man's experiences at work and at home.

• The cat's wounds and the narrator's sense of individualism.

• The mental state of the narrator and the effect it has on his family's luck.

• The negative events in the narrator's life and the condition of the cat.

Why do you think the author would use something as simple as a cat to carry his plot?

• Many people do not like cats, so they want to see the cat suffer.

• He probably put no thought into how he chose his characters at all and just did it.

• Many people can relate to an old cat that comes home with random wounds.

• Many people can relate to looking through night vision goggles at a cat.

In the end the cat was _______________.

• killed by the mysterious creature.

• not really a cat at all but a magical creature that caused problems.

• a protector and an agent of justice.

• doomed to spend an eternity in the poopy basement.

Because superstitions about black cats have many roots from medieval times, possibly beginning in the 13th century when the Catholic church declared black cats as incarnates of Satan, the use of a black cat in this story is:

• Anthropomorphism

• Ironic

• Serious

• Expected

The last line of the story "And, selfish and scared, I wonder how much more he has to give" has what type of tone?

• Critical

• Ominous

• Optimistic

• Deceitful

What is a good theme statement for this story?

• Things are usually not as bad as you think they will be.

• Don't judge a book by its cover.

• Always look for the golden lining.

• • Death is not something to fear but something to embrace as inevitable.