1. Explain how the author uses an ironic twist to create surprise at the end of the story.
a. The author uses irony to
_. This creates surprise
because
2. How does Maupassant develop the narrator's character over the course of the story?
a. Maupassant develops the narrator by
Over the course of the story, this shows the
character's
and
3. What imagery from the text helps illustrate that the narrator's judgment is compromised?
(identify imagery) helps illustrate the narrator's
compromised judgement by
4. The name of this short story is "Was it a Dream?" After reading the story, do you think it
was a dream? Why or why not?
a. I think it was/was not a dream because
5. Is the narrator better off knowing what he discovers in the end, or would it have been
better for him to remain ignorant?
a. The narrator is/is not better off knowing what he discovers in the end because

1. a. The author uses irony to show the hilarity of the situation of the narrator. This creates surprise because it is not to be easily believed that they could be in a dream state.

2 a. Maupassant develops the narrator by reading into their thoughts around bizarre situations.

Over the course of the story, this shows the character's and the disputation's obscurity.

3. The scale of things around the narrator has drastically changed and there is no sense of how big or small certain things must be. This helps illustrate the narrator's compromised judgement by getting into their mind.

4. I think it was a dream because it explains away the imagination of the character.

5 a. The narrator is better off not knowing what he discovers in the end because they had learnt more from the ambiguity of the situation than by knowing of it.