LitLovers - Quiz: Why I Live at the P.O. by Eudora Welty

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	LitCourse 7 How to Read: Point of View Name: 1. This story uses a third-person, limited omniscient narrator. True False 2. Before Stella Rondo's return, Sister says her own relationship with the family was ... A. Pretty grim B. Just fine C. Based on mutual need D. Based on self-interest E. All or none of the above 3. Why does Sister resent Stella Rondo? A. Jealousy over Mr. Whittaker B. The family's warm welcome of Stella Ronda C. Stella Ronda's child D. The extra mouths to feed E. All of the above 4. Sister tells us that Stella Ronda twists things that she, Sister, says so as to turn the family against her. True False 5. What is Sister's attitude to her audience? A. Anxious for us to take her side B. As insulting to her audience as she is to her family C. Neutral—no special reference to her audience D. Condescending E. All of the above 6. Uncle Rondo provides a wonderful comedic sketch when he appears ... A. Wearing Stella Rondo's peach silk kimono B. Offended when it is suggested he might look silly C. Drunk on medicine he uses every 4th of July D. All of the above E. None of the above 7. Point to specific passages where we begin to suspect Sister's credibility. 8. What are the rhetorical ploys Sister uses to get us to take her seriously? 9. How does your opinion of Sister change by the end?