Below are questions for review and analysis for "How I Met My Husband" and "Good Country People."

For "How I Met My Husband":

1. How does the author establish Edie's superiority over the other women in the story?
2. Is Edie better off with Carmichael than she would have been with Watters? Explain.
3. Should Edie correct her husband's misundertsanding of her motives for waiting at the mailbox? Defend your answer.
4. What is the narrative voice of this story?
5. What does Edie look like? If you were casting this story for a movie, what type of person (what actress) would you cast as the adult Edie? Why?
6. What is the author saying about the different types of people-country and city people? How does the character Edie see the different types?
7. Elements of the story: Who are the characters? What is the central conflict of the story? What is the climax? Is there exposition? Is there denouement?

For "Good Country People":

1. How appropriate are the names of each of the characters?
2. Does Mrs. Hopewell's characters in any way help to explain her daughter's character? Explain.
3. Does the story have any admirable characters or heroes in the conventional sense? Explain.
4. Why does Hulga agree to meet with Manley Pointer? Does her experience with him confirm her cynical philosophy on "nothing"? Explain.
5. What is Manley Pointer's motive for humiliating Hulga?
6. Is there anything ironic about the title? Explain.
7. Elements of story: Who are the characters? What is the central conflict of the story? What is the climax? Is there exposition? Is there denouement?

Remember when you write about literature, you need to assume that I (as the audience) have read the same thing and therefore do not need you to re-tell me the story. I have, however, lost my text, so when you refer to something specific from the story, you need to quote it (and cite it) for me.