author of the secret life of walter mitty

A man had to come out in a wrecking car and unwind them, a young, grinning garageman.'ĭ.) The garageman always grins.

'Once he had tried to take his chains off, outside New Milford, and he had got them wound around the axles. Mitty orders her husband around d Why is the garageman grinning when he comes to help Walter Mitty unwind the chains from his tires? 'What are you driving so fast for?'Ī.) to show that Walter Mitty is a skillful driverī.) to entertain the reader with Mrs. 'Not so fast! You're driving too fast!' said Mrs. b What is the author's purpose in including this passage? 'It's spoiling for a hurricane, if you ask me.'Ī.) We have just been through a hurricane.ī.) It looks as if a hurricane is coming.ĭ.) There is no rain or wind in sight.

c What does 'spoiling for a hurricane' mean in this sentence? c Why do you think Thurber begins his story with the daydream of Mitty commanding a navy seaplane in a storm?ī.) Walter Mitty is a pilot in real life.Ĭ.) He wants to grab the reader's interest.ĭ.) The entire story takes place in a storm. b Why does Thurber include Walter Mitty's daydreams in his story?ĭ.) They reveal Mrs. d In the daydreams, which of the following character traits does Walter Mitty imagine that he has?ĭ.) patience c Why might you consider Walter Mitty a round character?ī.) He is meek on the outside but bold in his daydreams.ĭ.) He never says what he thinks.

Mitty a flat character?ĭ.) She has only one main character trait. Mitty feel about her husband?Ĭ.) She is irritated and annoyed with him.ĭ.) She is frightened of him. In Walter Mitty's daydreams, how do the other characters treat him?ĭ.) impatiently a Judging from what she says and does, how does Mrs.

Author of the secret life of walter mitty