Name ___________________________________ Date: ____________

Looking Back

1. Who are the two main characters?

2. What is the Countesse doing at the beginning of the story?

3. How does the Cure’ feel about the children?

4. What do you think he means when he says, ‘ I was never made for everyday life”?

5. What question does the Countesse ask the Cure’? Does she feel that he has given up something? Explain, in a few sentences.

6. When does the Cure’ visit the Countesse and her family?

7. What was the Cure’s parents trade?

8. How did the Cure’s parents feel about education?

9. How did the Cure’ feel about his parents’ plans for his education? Explain, showing how he reacted emotionally. Write a few sentences to explain this.

10. Describe the event that helped the Cur’ to understand himself and his need to choose the kind of profession he did.

11. What comment does the Countesse make in response to the Cure’s confession? Quote the line.

12. What is she trying to tell the Cure’

13. What do you think the last line means?