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What did the father do to the pelt in the house?
What did the father do to the pelt in the house?
- Stretched it inside-out on a long board (correct)
- Covered it with a wooden railing
- Threw it into the heart of the flames
- Rolled it into linoleum
Who suffered from bronchial troubles in the house?
Who suffered from bronchial troubles in the house?
- The narrator
- The father
- Laird
- Henry Bailey (correct)
What did the narrator tell Laird lived on the other side of the stairwell?
What did the narrator tell Laird lived on the other side of the stairwell?
- Foxes and rabbits
- Wolves and bears
- Ghosts and goblins
- Bats and skeletons (correct)
What did the narrator imagine when a man escaped from the county jail?
What did the narrator imagine when a man escaped from the county jail?
What room was not finished at this time upstairs of their house?
What room was not finished at this time upstairs of their house?
What type of animals did the father raise on the farm?
What type of animals did the father raise on the farm?
Where were the pelts sold to after the father killed and skinned the foxes?
Where were the pelts sold to after the father killed and skinned the foxes?
What were hung on each side of the kitchen door?
What were hung on each side of the kitchen door?
What was the mother's opinion about the pelting operation?
What was the mother's opinion about the pelting operation?
Where were the naked, slippery bodies of the foxes collected and buried?
Where were the naked, slippery bodies of the foxes collected and buried?
What was the father's primary source of income?
What was the father's primary source of income?
Where were the naked, slippery bodies of the foxes collected and buried?
Where were the naked, slippery bodies of the foxes collected and buried?
Who did the hired man, Henry Bailey, aim to scare with the sack of fox bodies?
Who did the hired man, Henry Bailey, aim to scare with the sack of fox bodies?
What did the mother dislike about the pelting operation?
What did the mother dislike about the pelting operation?
What did the father do after removing the pelt inside-out from the body of the fox?
What did the father do after removing the pelt inside-out from the body of the fox?
What symbolized the warm, safe, brightly lit downstairs world for the children?
What symbolized the warm, safe, brightly lit downstairs world for the children?
Which item was part of the things that nobody had any use for anymore in the unfinished upstairs of their house?
Which item was part of the things that nobody had any use for anymore in the unfinished upstairs of their house?
What did the narrator imagine whenever a man escaped from the county jail?
What did the narrator imagine whenever a man escaped from the county jail?
When were the children safe according to the rules they had in their bedroom-space?
When were the children safe according to the rules they had in their bedroom-space?
What troubled Henry Bailey's bronchial troubles?
What troubled Henry Bailey's bronchial troubles?
Study Notes
The Father's Activities
- The father removed the pelt from the fox's body inside-out in the house.
Health Issues
- Laird's father suffered from bronchial troubles.
- Henry Bailey's bronchial troubles were troubled by dust.
The House
- The narrator told Laird that the Crouses lived on the other side of the stairwell.
- The upstairs room was not finished at this time.
Farm and Animals
- The father raised foxes on the farm.
- The pelts were sold to a fur buyer after the father killed and skinned the foxes.
The Kitchen
- The pelts were hung on each side of the kitchen door.
Mother's Opinion
- The mother disapproved of the pelt operation, finding it repulsive and dirty.
- She disliked the smell of the foxes and the mess created by the operation.
Disposal of Fox Bodies
- The naked, slippery bodies of the foxes were collected and buried in the woods.
Father's Income
- The father's primary source of income was from raising and selling foxes.
Henry Bailey's Actions
- Henry Bailey aimed to scare the children with the sack of fox bodies.
Imagination and Safety
- The narrator imagined that the escaping man from the county jail would come to their house.
- The children felt safe in their bedroom-space when the door was closed and the transom was open.
Upstairs and Symbolism
- The unfinished upstairs room contained old, unused items, including a broken trunk.
- The downstairs world, with its warm and bright lights, symbolized safety and comfort for the children.
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