The Day The World Almost Came To An End

Question 1

Summary

Answer 1

This short story was told from the perspective of an adult and chronicles the events behind a
child‟s (the adult narrator) belief that the world was about to end. The story is set on a plantation
in Louisiana in 1936, where the church was the axis around which plantation life revolved.
Despite this fact, the narrator was holding on to being a sinner because she believed that she
could not „live upright‟. One day, while she was playing, her cousin Rena informed her that the
world was coming to an end.

Question 2

Setting

Answer 2

The story occurs on a plantation in Louisiana in 1936.

Question 3

Main Characters

Answer 3

Daddy
1st person narrator
Rena

Question 4

Characteristics of Daddy

Answer 4

 Understanding

 Has a good relationship with his daughter

Question 5

Characteristics of 1st person narrator

Answer 5

 Imaginative
 Bold
 Naive

Question 6

Characteristics of Rena

Answer 6

 Naive

Question 7

Themes

Answer 7

Religion

Love & Family Relationship