Passage Picker

Section 1 p. 1-20

1. p. 1 paragraph 1
2. "In the summer…would even steal."
3. Foreshadowing passage
4. This is a foreshadowing passage because it tells what problems the Upham’s are facing and that Emily’s father would steal to solve their problems.
5. What does this passage say about Emily’s father? Emily’s father does not want to be poor and would do anything to make sure his family has money.
6. This passage adds a problem to the beginning of the story. It, also, says that Emily’s father might steal something later in the book.

1. page 13 paragraph 4
2. "The door…the road."
3. Descriptive passage
4. This is a descriptive passage because it describes what the four men saw when they opened the closet door.
5. Why does Seth Marple think that he needed to run away? Seth is going to be in a lot of trouble for not delivering the mail and the men want to send him to a workhouse.
6. This adds to the story by showing that Seth Marple is witty and may be able to get away from the men throughout the story.

1. page 15 paragraph 3
2. "It was not…inch farther."
3. Descriptive Passage
4. This is a descriptive passage because it describes how bare and run-down the train station is.
5. What does this passage say about the town that Emily has arrived? The people in the town do not receive many visitors and hardly no one rides the train to come into town or to leave town.
6. This passage is included in the story because it shows that Emily feels that she is in a bad and lonely place.

1. page 20 paragraph 1
2. "The fool’s…banker Upham."
3. Important passage.
4. This passage is important because the banker thinks that Seth has left town and will not be seen again.
5. Why did banker Upham call Seth a fool? Because Seth did not deliver the mail like he was supposed to. The banker thinks that Seth caught the train to a place where he has never been and does not know.
6. This adds to the story by showing that everybody thinks that Seth left town and will not be around anymore.