Hemingway+Story+Questions

=Day One: Read Hemingway's Story "Big Two-Hearted River."=

Email your teacher with any questions you have on the story.

=Day Two:= Answer the following questions with at least two complete sentences each. Part I 1) Describe the town of Senay, noticing the destructiveness of humans. 2) Nick notices that the grasshoppers are black—why are they this surprising color? 3) Why is Nick so happy? Use two direct quotes from the narration in your answer. 4) How can you tell that Nick is comfortable in nature? 5) What does Nick think about his campsite? What little things does he appreciate?

Your teacher will tell you how she or he wants you to submit these answers (email, or the class wiki page, a google.doc etc.).

=Day Three: =

Answer the following questions with at least two complete sentences each.

Part II 6) What challenges does Nick have as he begins his fishing expedition the next morning? 7) Why do you think Hemingway focuses on what Nick is eating? 8) The struggle between Nick and the trout is like a combat scene. What details does Hemingway add to pull us into this struggle? 9) Nick has just returned from war. Is that detail relevant to your understanding of the story? How does nature become an escape for him?

Your teacher will tell you how she or he wants you to submit these answers (email, or the class wiki page, a google.doc etc.).