"The Mixer" Questions

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12 questions
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Read lines 1-10 and identify the main character. Do you think the character has a positive or negative outlook on life based on details from those lines?

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Look at lines 21-25. Identify a personal trait the narrator states about himself. Do you think the narrator knows himself well? How do you know?

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Look at lines 41-47. Summarize how the narrator responds to strangers compared to his mother.

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A "mixer" refers to someone who is outgoing and "mixes" well with others. Look at lines 76-86. How do you know the narrator's descripton of himself as a "mixer" seems accurate?

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Look at lines 87-105. Do you think the narrator truly understands the Shy Man and his Master? How do you know?

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Look at lines 137-150. What is ironic about what the narrator thinks about the Shy Man and what the policeman tells the Shy Man?

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What happens when the narrator "talks" to his new owner? Why doesn't it seem to bother him?

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Do you think our narrator is reliable? Can we trust his interpretation of what is going on?

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Look at lines 211-224. What inferences can you make about how the man and his friend are going to "train" the narrator?

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What is the ABC of a dog's education?

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Look at lines 438-451. Why does Blackie decide to go get Fred? (What were Blackie's reasons?)

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Based on the expereinces Blackie has gone through, do you think Blackie has changed much? Explain.