“Penny in the Dust” Discussion Questions
1.
What is the
significance of the father being “really upset” when Peter was missing?
2.
Find three
examples from the story that exemplify the relationship of the father and son.
3.
Explain the
significance of the line, “I couldn't expose any of my eagerness either.”
4.
Why didn't Peter
spend the penny his father had given him?
5.
Why was Peter so
upset when he lost the penny?
6.
What was the
truth Peter “had to tell” his father?
7.
What is the
significance of Peter's wish to spend time “[l]aughin' and talkin'” with his
father?
8.
Why do you think
the father kept the penny?
9.
What did Peter
discover after his father had died?
10. Why do you
think he left the penny where it was?
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