1. Setting Time: Review Questions
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2. a. Describe the tone of the first two paragraphs. (Use at least one adjective.)
b. What specific words help to establish this tone?
3. As she walks in the woods, what does Myop gather?
4. In paragraph 5, the tone of the story shifts.
a.) Describe the tone of paragraph 5. (Use least one adjective.)
b.) What specific words help to establish this new tone?
5. What gruesome discovery does Myop make? Explain.
6. a.) What encircles the final flower Myop picks up (p.2)?
b.) The location of the wild rose creates a juxtaposition of beauty and evil. Explain.
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7. a.) In the end, what does Myop do with her flowers?
b.) What do the flowers symbolize?
8. The story’s final line: “And the summer was over.” Here, the summer is a metaphor for what
phase of a person’s life?
9. How would you characterize Myop at the beginning of the story versus at the end?
10. “The Flowers” explores the themes of coming of age and loss of innocence. What is another theme in the story? Explain. The story about The Flowers”
Alice Walker