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Question 1

Genre

Answer 1

Psychological thriller, drama, mystery

Question 2

Setting

Answer 2

Place: an apartment in New York city

Time: somewhere around the 1950s

Question 3

Characters

Answer 3

Norma Lewis
Arthor Lewis
Mr steward

Question 4

Narrative viewpoint

Answer 4

Third- person limited (focusing on norma)

Question 5

Conflict

Answer 5

External: norma and Arthur disagree and argue about the offer and whether or not to push the button

Internal: norma’s internal struggle- personal enrichment vs taking a human life

Question 6

Themes

Answer 6

Greed
Right and wrong
Morality vs personal gain
Choices

Question 7

Norma character sketch

Answer 7

Greedy, selfish, callous, materialistic, stubborn, foolish, immoral

Question 8

Arthur character sketch

Answer 8

Rational, moral/righteous, cautious, sceptical

Question 9

Mr steward character sketch

Answer 9

Mysterious, devious, unsympathetic, insistent

Question 10

Define broiler

Answer 10

Grill or a special part of a stove for cooking meat or fish by exposure to direct heat

Question 11

Define eccentric

Answer 11

Strange or unusual

Question 12

Define immoral

Answer 12

Going against moral principles, choosing bad over good

Question 13

Define scoffing

Answer 13

Speaking to someone or about something in a scornful or mocking way

Question 14

Define authentic

Answer 14

Real

Question 15

Go through plot structur