Alice Walker: The Flowers

Considering that the narrator possesses all-knowing information about Myop, nature, etc., what is the point of view of “The Flowers”?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person omniscient

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What is the likely setting of the short story?

• A sunny suburban home

• A sunny farm in the south

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Who is the antagonist of “The Flowers”?

• life’s harsh truths or realities

• Mother Nature

• Myop’s mother

• the skeleton of the man

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What is the central conflict of “The Flowers”?

• Myop and her struggle against Mother Nature

• Myop and her struggle to maintain or preserve her childhood innocence

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The change in setting when it becomes “gloomy” and “damp” suggests that something bad may happen to Myop. What is this literary device called?

• characterization

• foreshadowing

• point of view

• theme

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What is one of the main topics of “The Flowers”?

• loss of innocence

• children and nature

• Summer only lasts so long; eventually, seasons change

• secrets and lies

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What is the significance of the last line “And the summer was over”?

• The summer has ended; it’s fall.

• Myop’s innocence is lost.

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Flowers and summer symbolize all of the following to Myop except what?

• adulthood

• happiness

• innocence

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As Myop travels farther into the woods, what happens to the setting in terms of imagery?

• The woods become dark and foreboding.

• The woods become dreamlike, fantastical, and not like anything on this world.

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When does Myop quit picking flowers?

• When she steps on a man's face

• When she realizes he was killed by hanging

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