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The Apostate

1. What decision does the narrator communicate to Harry at the beginning of the story?

2. What specifically do we first learn about Hubert Junior?

3. How does Hubert Junior feel about his father’s connection with Rotary?

4. Based on their discussion of rotary membership, describe the relationship between father and son.

5. What makes the narrator forget “all about what Hubert had said”?

6. What does the narrator mean when he says the boys used psychology on Hubert?

7. What is the reason for the narrator’s big decision?

8. How does the narrator feel when he goes by the Hotel Beckman at lunchtime and he hears the Rotarians singing/

9. Calling people by their designated names or nicknames is important in the Rotary Club. Where else is it important?

10. Is the author making a statement about fraternal organizations in this story? If so, explain.

11. Is there irony in the title of this story? Discuss.