“A Retrieved Reformation”
O. Henry
Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper using constructed response format. (Restate, answer, quote, cite page and paragraph number)
1. What is the irony of Jimmy’s relationship with Annabel?
2. What is ironic about the ending?
3. What detail helped you predict Jimmy would be a successful shoe store owner?
4. What quality (personality traits) does Jimmy have that enables him to try to redeem himself?
Explain your answer.
5. Jimmy and Ben both make surprising decisions at the end of the story Using details and examples from the text, write one paragraph in which you compare the two characters. (Paragraph must have topic sentence, details from the story and a concluding sentence.)
O. Henry
Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper using constructed response format. (Restate, answer, quote, cite page and paragraph number)
1. What is the irony of Jimmy’s relationship with Annabel?
2. What is ironic about the ending?
3. What detail helped you predict Jimmy would be a successful shoe store owner?
4. What quality (personality traits) does Jimmy have that enables him to try to redeem himself?
Explain your answer.
5. Jimmy and Ben both make surprising decisions at the end of the story Using details and examples from the text, write one paragraph in which you compare the two characters. (Paragraph must have topic sentence, details from the story and a concluding sentence.)