"The
Purple Children" by Edith Pargeter
- What was the girl
claiming to look for when she approached the guard? Why was this
particular guard singled out?
- What was done while
the girl distracted the guard?
- Give a definition
of the term "climax". What was the climax of this story?
- How does the author
grab the reader’s attention?
- What is the setting
for this story? What makes it important?
- What is the theme
of this story? Support your opinions.
- Are there
clues in the story that make the ending less surprising? What are they?
- What is
irony?
- Find examples
of Irony in this story.
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