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A Girl from Red Lion P.A.

1. This author sets the stage for this story with specific information regarding Peebles. What is his occupation?

2. What kind of person is he?

3. Although Pebbles has served time in prison, he appears to have reformed, and he is now respected for his honesty and industry. Provide an example of each of these qualities.

4. Why does the author provide so much information about Peebles before introducing the girl from Red Lion? Discuss.

5. What is the narrator’s occupation?

6. What aspects of this narrative suggest a newspaperman’s approach to storytelling?

7. Why has the girl left Red Lion? BE SPECIFIC.

8. How do Percy (the other journalist) and Miss Nellie enlighten the girl?

9. What do they advise her to do?

10. What attitude toward Peebles (a reformed criminal) and Miss Nellie (the madam of a house of prostitution) does the author convey? Is there a message here? Discuss, n several sentence.