eng 102

Name:___________________________ Oates & CarverQuiz ENGL 102

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1. What is the narrative point of view in the first part Joyce Carol Oates’ “Hi Howya Doin?”

2. What is the setting of the story?

3. What it the setting symbolic of?

4. What foreshadowing does the author offer in the story?

5. What is the running symbolic of in Oates’ story?

6. What point of view does the narrative switch to at the end of the story? Who is narrating at that point?

7. Explain the irony in Oates’ story.

8. What is the setting symbolic of in Carver’s “Popular Mechanics”?

9. Offer three other examples of the use of symbolism in “Popular Mechanics.”

10. Explain the theme of Carver’s story “Popular Mechanics.”