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A Stranger Came Ashore 11-18

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Is Robbie making a mistake getting involved with someone like Yarl Corbie? Give 1 or 2 examples from the text that highlight why Yarl Corbie is dangerous. No, Robbie didn’t make a mistake with asking Yarl Corbie because Robbie could of changed his mind about asking Yarl Corbie if he didn’t believe him, but he did because of what happened to his crush Anne.
Compare/Contrast the reasons that Yarl Corbie gives for not thinking that he should help and the reasons he gives for finally deciding to help. Provide quotes from the text. He might want to find out to kill Finn because of what happened to his friend.
Robbie and Yarl agree to work together, but their motivations for doing so are totally different. Explain how their motivations (reasons) differ so drastically. Provide evidence. Yarl’s motivation is for revenge and Robbie motivation is doing it to save his sister.
What does Yarl reveal that the Great Selkie actually is? What evidence have we seen to support this? Provide quotes. The great selkie is the leader of the selkies and they marry young women with blonde girls and take their hair and they will die.
Why does Yarl Corbie threaten Robbie when they enter the cave to look for the skin? Why would Yarl Corbie act this way? Do you think he can be trusted? Yarl Corbie threatens Robbie because he wanted to remind Robbie what would happen if he were to tell anybody about what they are doing. Yarl Corbie would act this way because he doesn’t want anymore rumors to be spread about him..
Why does Yarl Corbie threaten Robbie when they enter the cave to look for the skin? Why would Yarl Corbie act this way? Do you think he can be trusted? 2 ...and he would also probably be kicked out of the island. I think he can be trusted because he knows a lot about selkies and that you can’t kill them with mortal weapons.2
What direction about fighting does Robbie relay to Nicol? What might this have to do with Finn Learson the magician? Robbie wants Nicol to fight Finn above the high-water mark. This may be the place where Nicol has a fighting advantage of some sort when fighting Finn.
What else do they find in the cave? How does this discovery prove that Robbie’s instincts were right? They found gold coins in the cave too. They prove that Robbie the coins to come from under the sea.
What does Yarl Corbie say about where they should hide the sealskin? What does this mean? Any ideas of where this kind of place may be? Yarl Corbie says that hid the selkie skin where it is not on land and not in sea. This means hide where is would not be seen or noticeable. No.
What does Yarl Corbie tell Robbie that his job is during Up Helly Aa? Give two reasons why Robbie is worried about this job. Yarl Corbie tells Robbie that he needs to keep his eye on Elspeth. Robbie is worried about his job because it is going to be dark and when the Northern lights come on it will be hard because they come and go.
Find a quote and page number that highlights the control that Finn seems to have over Elspeth. Elspeth's eyes met Finn’s gaze and she looked like she was sleep walking.
What do the guisers represent, and what is the role of the Skuddler? A person in disguise The Skuddler is the leader of the guisers
How do the “Merry Dancers” contribute to the mystery of the setting in Ch. 16? It is the name that they have in these parts for the peculiar lights that sometimes leap and flicker over northern skies in winter.
One of the characters tells the story There is not an outside narrator Key Words: I, me, my First Person
The narrator uses the pronoun “you” to address the reader directly Not very common Key words: You, Your Second Person
Mostly told from the main character’s point of view The reader only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character Key Words: He, she, it, they, and so on Second Person Third Person Limited
Omniscient means “all knowing” The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of every character Key Words: He, she, it, they, and so on Third Person Omniscient
If the conflict of the story is that Finn Learson is the Great Selkie and is threatening Robbie’s family, then what moments from the book make up the climax? Some climax of the story is when Finn, Nicol, and the Skuddler are fighting, or when Yarl Corbie pecks Finn’s eye out.
Describe the falling action in the story. Finn's gone and we know he is gone.
Describe the resolution of the story. The Resolution is when Robbie get older.
Protagonist Robbie
Antagonist Finn
Flat Janet, Peter, and Finn
Round Robbie, Elspeth, Nicol, and Yarl Corbie
Static Robbie, Finn, Janet, Peter, Nicol, Yarl Corbie, and Elspeth
Dynamic None
Created by: Sugarrey1
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