Challenge 908

Seller Beware

1. In Lori R. Lopez’ Stocking Up for the Apocalypse:

   1. What might be the function of the non-standard capitalization?
   2. What is fhe function of the italics?

2. In Molly Osborne’s Boss Babe:

   1. What character flaws make Claudia a good patsy and shill for Pout? What virtue or virtues does Pippa have that Claudia does not?
   2. What steps can Will take to protect himself and the family from Claudia’s reckless behavior?

3. In Erik Svehaug’s Lovers’ Moon:

   1. About how old are the two friends at the end of the story?
   2. What do the two stall muckers add to the narrator’s characterization?

4. In Charles C. Cole’s Magic Night at the Farm: Why does Farmer not immediately rush out and retrieve the knife from the lilacs outside the kitchen window?

5. In Mike Acker’s Come What May: What emotional conflict does the poem express?




Responses welcome!

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