1.How would you describe Rama from The Ramayana?
2.The story “My Father Writes to My Mother” takes place in a Muslim village in Algeria. How would the meaning of this story change if the events occurred in a different setting?
3.Another evening at the club
How does the author’s word choice (diction) affect your understanding of this story? How do the images, sensory descriptions, and use of symbolism help you as you read?
4.The Happy Man
Identify one example of humor in the story and explain why it is an example of dark humor (addresses a serious topic).
5.An Arab Shepard
Identify one symbol from the poem (Mt. Zion, Had Gadya, etc.) and explain what it means/represents in the poem.
6.The Swimming Contest
Identify one example of foreshadowing (hints/clues about what will happen) in the story and explain how this example prepared you for the ending
7.The Women's Baths
Copy/paste a short passage from the story below and identify the sensory descriptions (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) evident in the passage