A Worn Path Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
who is the author? - Answers Eudora Welty
where is the setting of Eudora Welty's stories? - Answers the South
what are the themes of her stories? - Answers 1- problems of adolescence
2-loneliness
3-failure of personal communication
what is the style of her story? - Answers blend of shrewdness, sensitivity, and robust humor
a reasonable conclusion about the behavior of a character or the meaning of an event drawn from the
limited information presented by the author - Answers inference
briefly describe Phoenix Jackson - Answers an old small black woman with old eyes and wrinkles,
carrying a cane, wearing un-tied shoes, a black striped dress, a bleached sugar sack apron, and she has a
red rag tied around her head
where is Phoenix going and why? - Answers she is going to a medical clinic in Natchez to get medicine
for her grandson
why does she use her makeshift cane? - Answers to switch away corn stalks and animals from her path,
to detect obstacles that she can't see, to feel where she's going, to keep her balance
what obstacles does Phoenix encounter on her way? - Answers 1- a hill
2- thorn bush
3- log over a creek
4- a ditch
5- a dog
6- barbed wire fence
7-scare crow
8- corn field without a path
9- heat
10- stairs
11- untied shoes
who is the author? - Answers Eudora Welty
where is the setting of Eudora Welty's stories? - Answers the South
what are the themes of her stories? - Answers 1- problems of adolescence
2-loneliness
3-failure of personal communication
what is the style of her story? - Answers blend of shrewdness, sensitivity, and robust humor
a reasonable conclusion about the behavior of a character or the meaning of an event drawn from the
limited information presented by the author - Answers inference
briefly describe Phoenix Jackson - Answers an old small black woman with old eyes and wrinkles,
carrying a cane, wearing un-tied shoes, a black striped dress, a bleached sugar sack apron, and she has a
red rag tied around her head
where is Phoenix going and why? - Answers she is going to a medical clinic in Natchez to get medicine
for her grandson
why does she use her makeshift cane? - Answers to switch away corn stalks and animals from her path,
to detect obstacles that she can't see, to feel where she's going, to keep her balance
what obstacles does Phoenix encounter on her way? - Answers 1- a hill
2- thorn bush
3- log over a creek
4- a ditch
5- a dog
6- barbed wire fence
7-scare crow
8- corn field without a path
9- heat
10- stairs
11- untied shoes
