Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it
so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was “presentable,” as Alice had often said. 1. What type of job does Paul do ? __________________________________________
How do you know this? __________________________________________
2. Describe Alice: __________________________________________
What in the text supports your description? __________________________________________
3. What relationship do Paul and Alice have? __________________________________________
Why do you feel this way?
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The story "Talk" by Harold Courlander and George Herzog has a HUMOROUS tone. The talking characters make the story really humorous, for example the talking yam frightened the farmer when he wanted to dig it. Same with the fish trap, the stool in the chief's house, and so on.
