“The Rocking-Horse Winner"

  1. Describe mother in the story. (one paragraph)
  2. Describe Paul. (one paragraph)
  3. Why does the house “talk”? What does it say? Do you think this is figurative or do you think someone or something is talking? Why? (two paragraphs)
  4. What does this story say about socio-economic class and marriage? (one paragraph)
  5. What happens to Paul at the end of the story? Why? (one paragraph)
  6. Cite story and quotes from the story using APA formatting.