The lamp at noon
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what do you know about:
'The Lamp at Noon'
'The Lamp at Noon'
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Question 1
Read the first two paragraphs once more. How does the description of the wind establish an atmosphere and what is that atmosphere? Look specifically at the verbs and adjectives used. Look up their meanings. How would you categorize these words? What does this imply?
Read the first two paragraphs once more. How does the description of the wind establish an atmosphere and what is that atmosphere? Look specifically at the verbs and adjectives used. Look up their meanings. How would you categorize these words? What does this imply?
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Question 3
What does Ellen worry about before Paul returns for the noon meal? What parallels can you find between the “two” winds and the young couple? What is the basic conflict? What does the wind represent?
What does Ellen worry about before Paul returns for the noon meal? What parallels can you find between the “two” winds and the young couple? What is the basic conflict? What does the wind represent?
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Question 4
Why does Paul retreat to the barn?
Why does Paul retreat to the barn?
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Question 5
he house does not provide what Ellen needs. How does she want to feel about her house? How does she feel about the house? How is this ironic?
he house does not provide what Ellen needs. How does she want to feel about her house? How does she feel about the house? How is this ironic?
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Question 6
When Paul finds Ellen she is “crouched down against a drift of sand as if for shelter.” Identify and analyse the simile. What has Ellen been seeking? Why is the last line ironic?
When Paul finds Ellen she is “crouched down against a drift of sand as if for shelter.” Identify and analyse the simile. What has Ellen been seeking? Why is the last line ironic?
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Question 7
Discuss the three symbols Ross uses in his story. What do they represent? How are they used and for what purpose?
Discuss the three symbols Ross uses in his story. What do they represent? How are they used and for what purpose?
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The lamp
The baby
The farmland
the dust
hope
Love
The Marriage
problems
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what point of view is The Lamp At
Noon?
Noon?
A
3rd person omniscient
B
2nd person
C
first person
D
3rd person limited
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What does Ellen compare the farm to?
A
The bottom of a lake
B
A dessert
C
A rocky slope
D
A fertile vally
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What work waits for Paul if they do go to town?
A
Driving a bus
B
work in Ellen's Father's restaurant as a waiter
C
Sweeping out Ellen's father's store
D
work for Ellen's father's company
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In whose point of view does the story begin?
A
Ellen's
B
Paul's
C
The Baby's
D
The wind's
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What three things are affecting Ellen's mental health?
A
The dust, the lack of light, the horses
The dust, The lack of light, The horses
B
The storm, Isolation
Lack of attention
C
The baby, Paul,
How small her house is
D
No food, No water
Lack of shelter
