Some questions to use in a classroom setting with my short story, “The Price of Words”
- Pick two words used in the story and determine their meanings. Use reference materials as needed.
- What are some of your favorite words? What do they mean and what makes them important to you?
- What is something you’d take risks for? Why?
- Describe the main character.
- What name would you choose for the main character? What do you think she would look like?
- Why might the author have avoided naming the character and describing her physical appearance?
- What can you infer from the end of the story? Support your answer with details from the story.
- Was the main character right in her actions? Support your answer with details from the story.
- Was Jace right in his actions? Support your answer with details from the story.
- Compare and contrast the main character and Jace.
- Find two examples of figurative language in the story.
- What is the theme of this story? Support your answer with details from the story.
- How does the author’s use of language relate to the story’s theme?
- How does “The Price of Words” relate to current events?
- Write a continuation of the story.
