The Invalid’s Story By: Mark Twain

1. The Invalid’s StoryBy: Mark Twain Talissa Romero Austin Hayes Kenneth Samson Julian Garrett

2. MAJOR CONFLICTS • The major conflicts is the cheese smelling and them not knowing it was the cheese.

3. SETTING • The setting is a train with few people in the cabin. The train was heading for Wisconsin and it was snowing.

4. THEME • General: Missunderstanding • Specific:

5. Literary Elements

6. Important Points • 1. Thompson fell and landed on the awful smelling cheese and swallowed some and still thought it was the coffin. • 2. They were so scared about getting sick from the smell that they went outside in the cold and ended up getting sick from the coldness.

7. Quiz • 1. Where was the train heading? a. Wisconsin b. Boston c. Ohio • 2. When did his childhood friend, John B. Hackett, die? a. 10 years ago b. 15 years ago c. 2 years ago • 3. What kind of cheese was it? a. Feta b. Blue c. Limburger • 4. What was actually in the box? a. A dead body b. Paper c. Rifles d. toy soldiers

8. Quiz continued • 5.What were they afraid that would happen if they went outside? a. Get sick b. Get eaten by a bear c. Get left behind • 6. Who wrote this book? a. Muhammad Ali b. J.K. Rowling c. Mark Twain d. Edgar Allen Poe 7.Who starts a fire to keep warm? a. Hackett b. Thompson c. Deacon

9. ANSWERS • 1. a. Wisconsin • 2. c. 2 years ago • 3. c. Limburger cheese • 4. c. Rifles • 5. a. Get sick • 6. c. Mark Twain • 7. b. Thompson