B&B for next class:

• Read pages 176 and 177 up to Conradin's chant / hymn.
• Highlight the following words on those pages and look them up in the dictionary: 

pottering   qualm   boon   litany   ransacked   pursed

• Answer the following questions:

1. Why is Conradin’s imagination the mainstay of his life?
2. Why do you think Conradin hates his guardian? Give two examples to support your answer.
3. The tool shed is a refuge for Conradin. But he keeps it a well guarded secret. Why was this so?
4. Saki employs ironic humor in Sredni Vashtar. Pick out any two examples.
5. “Do one thing for me, Sredni Vashtar.” Why does Conradin implore Sredni Vashtar to help him?