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George Bowering, A Short Story

George Bowering, A Short Story

Read A Short Story and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1. The narrator describes himself as

unreliable.

confused.

omniscient.

objective.

2. What does Donna Michaels do before she arrives at the Jacobsens’?

She changes into a more conservative outfit.

She buys a small plant for their home.

She takes a Valium.

She calls to say she is almost there.

3. What is Donna doing in the story’s “flashback”?

killing her mother

picking up a man in a bar

smoking a cigarette after having sex

driving a car

4. Why does Donna break the glass cabinet in the spare bedroom?

She accidentally knocks it over.

in order to get some of the silver heirlooms locked inside

in order to get one of the shotguns locked inside

in order to get some of the Valium locked inside

5. How does Donna kill her mother?

She shoots her in the face.

She runs her over with Art’s truck.

She stabs her with scissors.

She gives her an overdose of Valium.