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the getaway

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what is the setting of the story   Texas and a diner at midnight  
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who is the protagonist   the narrator and the old boy  
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who is the antagonist   the criminals  
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what is an example of direct characterization   the narrator tells the reader that the counterman is a loser  
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what is an example direct characterization of the old boy   he is smart he repaired the phone he also tricks the robbers into believing there is a bridge that crosses to Mexico  
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what is the direct characterization of the narrator   he is judgmental he only sees the outside of the people the narrator thinks that the old boy is a loser and not very smart based upon the way the old boy looked  
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person vs person   the robbers took the money from the old boy  
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person vs self conflict   the old boy has to decide whether to tell the robbers the truth  
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what is an example of foreshadowing in the gateway   after the narrator says the old boy is a loser suggest that people feel sad too this foreshadows that the boy will do something to show he is not a loser  
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what is an example of suspense   when the robbers run to the car and shoot the narrator's tires  
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at first who did the counterman think the men were   he thought they were businessmen  
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when did the countermen say he first thought they were criminals   he saw their shoulder hostlers  
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at the end of the story is the old boy a loser or a winner   a winner he is really smart because he tricks the robbers they are caught by the police  
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why did the men cut the telephone line   so the old boy would not call the police  
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what is the point of view of the gateway   first person the narrator is in the story  
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what is an example of irony   the robbers thought the old boy was helping them scape to Mexico but the old boy tricked them and they were caught by the police  
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