1.Q: The peahen enters the scene in paragraph 3 but is more fully described in paragraphs 10 through 13. How is she portrayed?
A: The peahen is personified. She is portrayed as "friendly" in the description.
2.Q:Dexter is both the narrator and main character in the essay. How would you describe him? How does he characterize his tractor?
A:He is a little rude when he contacts the dealer of his tractor.
3.Q:How many different conflicts can you find in the essay? What are they?
A: The conflicts are between "I" and the tractor, "I" and the peahen and "I" and the tractor's company.
4.Q:To what extent does the last paragraph resolve the essay's conflict? How successful a resolution is it?
A: The last paragraph reveals that the noise does not come from the tractor but the peahen. It is a successful resolution because it is unexpected and unusual.
5.Q:If the narrative were in the form of a fable, what would the moral be?
A: The moral could be warning people not to be trapped in a certain thinking routine but to be active in thinking and solving problems.
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