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The Saint

1. How does the narrator’s family view Mr. Timberlake? Why?

2. To what religious denomination do the narrator’s uncle and aunt belong?

3. What is the narrator’s impression of Mr. Timberlake?

4. In what activity do the narrator and Mr. Timberlake engage?

5. What happens to Mr. Timberlake? Describe the incident in several sentences.

6. As Mr. Timberlake descends into the water, the narrator says, “he was a declining dogma.” What do you think he means?

7. What does the narrator mean when he says that Mr. Timberlake “was formally acknowledging a world he did not live in. It was too interesting, too eventful a world”. Explain.

8. What event causes the narrator to refer to Mr. Timberlake as a saint? Why?

9. How does the story end?

10. The narrator speaks with humor, but does he possess tolerance and /or a kind heart? Discuss.