EF6 Strike the Father Dead Thought Questions

Strike the Father Dead

Chapter 1 Thought Questions

1.     Describe the protagonist.

2.     What is the setting of the chapter?

3.     What are two conflicts in the chapter?

4.     Who is Nancy?  Why is she important to the narrator?

5.     Why does Jeremy buy a ticket for London?

6.     Why does Jeremy wish he could “live without hurting anyone”?

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Chapter 2 Thought Questions

1.     Why does Jeremy choose to go to London?

2.     What does Jeremy mean when he says he “disappeared”?

3.     Why did jazz become popular in London at the time?

4.     Describe Tim.

5.     Why does Jeremy enjoy spending time with Tim?

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Chapter 3 Thought Questions

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Chapter 4 Thought Questions

1.     Who is the narrator?  Describe the narrator’s state of mind.

2.     What is the conflict between Eleanor and Alfred?

3.     What might be the significance of Eleanor’s bad dream?

4.     What does Eleanor do behind Alfred’s back?

         

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Chapter 5 Thought Questions

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Chapter 6 Thought Questions

1.     Who is the narrator of the chapter?  How does his perspective affect your understanding of the argument?

2.     What does Jeremy want to achieve in this visit with his father? What does Alfred want to achieve?

3.     What is the fundamental difference in Jeremy and Alfred’s ideas about life?

4.     In what fashion does their discussion end?

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Chapter 7 Thought Questions

1.     Why did want Eleanor want Alfred to come into the kitchen?

2.     Why did Alfred feel “beaten”?

3.     What is the conflict between Eleanor and Alfred?

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Chapter 8 Thought Questions

1.     For what reasons does Jeremy go to Paris?

2.     What does Jeremy learn about himself vis-à-vis his father’s principles?

3.     How does Jeremy and Percy’s relationship develop?

4.     What is the conflict between Jeremy and Percy?

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Chapter 9 Thought Questions

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Chapters 10&11 Thought Questions

In what way is Jeremy “standing still”? (72)

How is Jeremy “rescued” from “prison”? (73)

How is the conflict between Jeremy and Alfred resolved?

How does Jeremy embrace his father’s approach to life in the end? (84)