Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • The Year of My Birth

    Uploaded by

    api-249715528
    54 views1 page
    The document contains 12 questions about the short story "The Year of My Birth" asking about literary devices, character descriptions, plot points, and what certain events signify. It asks the reader to analyze similes and metaphors, describe the birth ordeal and hospital environment, explain who takes the main character Linda and why, the meaning behind her nickname, the tragedy of a character named Peter Razor, what a doppelganger is, details about the character Nancy, what a disagreement over a bill signifies, how twins save Linda, the relationship between Nancy and Linden, and the hospital environment between the twins.

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    the year of my birth

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    The document contains 12 questions about the short story "The Year of My Birth" asking about literary devices, character descriptions, plot points, and what certain events signify. It asks the reader to analyze similes and metaphors, describe the birth ordeal and hospital environment, explain who takes the main character Linda and why, the meaning behind her nickname, the tragedy of a character named Peter Razor, what a doppelganger is, details about the character Nancy, what a disagreement over a bill signifies, how twins save Linda, the relationship between Nancy and Linden, and the hospital environment between the twins.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    54 views1 page

    The Year of My Birth

    Uploaded by

    api-249715528
    The document contains 12 questions about the short story "The Year of My Birth" asking about literary devices, character descriptions, plot points, and what certain events signify. It asks the reader to analyze similes and metaphors, describe the birth ordeal and hospital environment, explain who takes the main character Linda and why, the meaning behind her nickname, the tragedy of a character named Peter Razor, what a doppelganger is, details about the character Nancy, what a disagreement over a bill signifies, how twins save Linda, the relationship between Nancy and Linden, and the hospital environment between the twins.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 1

    The Year of my Birth

    Use quotes where applicable

    1. Find an example of a simile and a metaphor in the story. What do they mean?

    2. Describe the ordeal in the hospital in birth.

    3. What happens when Linda is taken? What foreshadowing occurs?

    4. Why would they look to take Linda from Betty. What does it demonstrate about the
    pervading view at the time?

    5. Why was Linda’s nickname Tuffy? How did she live up to this nickname?

    6. What is the tragedy of Peter Razor?

    7. What is the ‘doppelganger’? Explain fully.

    8. Describe Nancy.

    9. What does the disagreement over the bill signify or mean?

    10. How did the twin save Linda?

    11. What is the relationship between Nancy and Linden like?

    12. What was it like in the hospital (between the twins)?

    You might also like