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Name: FORMTEXT ?????Date: FORMTEXT ?????School: FORMTEXT ?????Facilitator: FORMTEXT ?????1.01 “A Wagner Matinée”Answer the questions below about Willa Cather’s “A Wagner Matinée.”Would you think of Aunt Georgiana differently if the story were from her point of view? Explain. FORMTEXT ?????Find one example in the story of flashback. FORMTEXT ?????How does this example of a flashback shape your impression of Aunt Georgiana? FORMTEXT ?????Explain the meaning of the following quote in two or more sentences: “…she eloped with him, eluding the reproaches of her family and the criticism of her friends by going with him to the Nebraska frontier.” FORMTEXT ?????Explain the meaning of the following quote in two or more sentences: “Don't love it so well, Clark, or it may be taken from you. Oh! dear boy, pray that whatever your sacrifice be it is not that.” FORMTEXT ????? Explain the meaning of the following quote in two or more sentences: “She burst into tears and sobbed pleadingly, ‘I don’t want to go, Clark, I don’t want to go!’” FORMTEXT ?????What is the central idea in the short story? Choose one answer from the list below. Then, identify one quote from the story to support your answer.the oppression of women by menthe high price of foolish young lovethe pain of realizing what you have lostthe hardships of the frontierAnswer: FORMTEXT ?????Quote to support answer: FORMTEXT ????? Complete the charts below by using textual evidence to describe the setting and character.SettingDescriptionsExampleLife in Red Willow County, Nebraska is physically and psychologically brutal. The climate is harsh; the work is never-ending. “Their water they got from the lagoons where the buffalo drank, and their slender stock of provisions was always at the mercy of bands of roving Indians.”Nebraska1. FORMTEXT ?????2. FORMTEXT ?????Boston1. FORMTEXT ?????2. FORMTEXT ?????CharacterPositive InfluencesNegative InfluencesExample1. Her love of music has been reawakened; her suffering has not numbed her completely. 1. She was once refined and cultured, but now she is “at once pathetic and grotesque” in her appearance.Aunt Georgiana1. FORMTEXT ????? 1. FORMTEXT ?????2. FORMTEXT ?????2. FORMTEXT ?????Write a response about how the setting either positively or negatively influences Aunt Georgiana. Use textual evidence to support your opinion.Write your response here. Your response must:include 5 to 8 sentencesstate how the setting influences the characterprovide details from the storyuses correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling FORMTEXT ????? ................
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