Sunday, March 20, 2011

Review Questions for "The Feather Pillow" by Horacio Quiroga


“The Feather Pillow”
By Horacio Quiroga


Name:___________________________

  1. What is the setting of the story?

  1. What kind of place does the house suggest?

  1. Before you discovered the real issue behind Alicia’s illness, what possible reasons might Alicia have been feeling ill?

  1. What is the effect of the word swallowed? (Personification)


  1. What is the significance of Alicia’s hallucination?

  1. Why do you think Quiroga narrates using precise, formal diction?

  1. What is happening to Alicia?

  1. How do the images of the lighted lamps, the ominous silence, and  Jordan’s pacing represent Alicia’s struggle for life?

  1. What author has influenced Quiroga?
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