Name:______________________

Hour:________

Answer the two following questions using three well thought out paragraphs. Make sure
to reference the text when answering.

1. In two well thought out paragraphs explain why we are still reading pieces from
the Civil War era today? Focus on The Gettysburg Address and the Narrative of
Frederick Douglass. Make sure to use three examples in your argument.

2. What role does irony play in The Story of an Hour? What about Jumping
Frog? How does this element of literature push the plot? You need to use an
example of each type of irony (3 different types) and explain how these examples
of irony push the plot.