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1) What events and actions take place in the story? How are they related?
2) From what point of view is the story narrated?
3) Laura is a very difficult character. Explain this and characterize Laura.
4) Point out the allusions to Lauras moral growth.
5) How are social differences marked in the story?
6) What do you think Laura's mother is about to recommend her daughter not to do
when she's going the funeral?
7) Why do you think Laura and Laurie reacted differently to the same situation?
8) What does "the lane" mean in the story?
9) Forgive my hat. What is the meaning conveyed here?
10) What does Laura's hat means in the story?
11) Symbols. What do the following items represent in the story?
a. Karaka Trees, Desert Island, Marquee
b. The Lilies
c. Lauras Hat
d. The Hill
e. The Road Down the Hill
f. The Wide Road
g. The Garden
12) How is irony used in the story?
13) What do you think life is according to Laura at the end of the story?
14) What elements show us the contrast between life and death?
15) Which stories name a dead person? How these dead persons affect the characters
on the story?
16) What are the central themes in the story?