Friday, February 25, 2011

Kookabura Questions

Answer these questions
IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.
DUE WEDNESDAY.

1) Looking only at the opening line, what kind of relationship do you think the author has with his father? How do you know?

2) Find an example of an onomatopoeia.

3) What does the repetition of this onomatopoeia do for you as a reader?

4) Why does the author use flashbacks? What does using flashbacks do for this story?

5) Is this story funny? Why or why not? BE SPECIFIC. I want quotes and examples!

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/08/24/090824fa_fact_sedaris