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Only the Dead Know Brooklyn

1. Describe the narrator in detail based on what you learn about him from the way he tells the story. What kind of man is he?

2. What does the reader learn about the way the big guy spends his time? What things does he seem to enjoy doing?

3. Why does the big guy have a map, and why is it important to him?

4. What makes the narrator uncomfortable toward the end of the story?

5. What does the narrator do as a result of feeling uncomfortable?

6. At the end of the story, what does the narrator wonder about?

7. How does the narrator feel about Brooklyn?

8. Why, in your opinion, doe the author choose ‘Only the dead Know Brooklyn” for his title?