Warm+Dogs


 * Questions:**

1. What is the title //Warm Dogs// referencing?

2. What is a Skell? a Troll?

3. Are Arvin and Hella trying to kidnap or adopt a child? Support your response.

4. What is the turning point in the story? Please be specific.

5. What type of story is //Warm Dogs//? Why?

6. Who is really in control in the story?

7. Does the plot play out as you imagined?

8. How would you end the story?

9. Why do the Raths need to go to this extreme?

10. What societal issues does this story address?

11. What are the similarities between this story and The Lottery?

12. Did you like the story? Why or why not?

An abstract of the story can be found at: http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1996/09/16/1996_09_16_088_TNY_CARDS_000375617

[|Paul Theroux's biography]