Answer the questions:
1. Which point of view does Saki use to tell this story? Support your answer with textual evidence.
2. How does the bachelor’s storytelling illustrate situational irony?
3. List two examples of understatement.
4. How does this story’s situational and verbal irony contribute to the humor?
5. How is the bachelor’s story similar in structure to “The Magic Brocade”? How is it different?
6. Why are both the aunt’s story and the bachelor’s story problematic?
7. What is the overall moral tone of “The Story-Teller”? Provide textual evidence to support your answer.
8. How is the moral tone of “The Story-Teller” different from the moral tone of “The Magic Brocade”?
Read the new story : "The great Rat hunt" p. 56-59
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