How do the themes of family and self-purpose conflict for Fekadu?
How does he express concern for his family? How do William’s doubts about Fekadu’s truth fulness affect your thinking about Fekadu’s story and its connection to William’s story?
A Conversation with My Father:
Why is the father impatient with the daughter’s statement that sometimes “you have to let the story lie around till some agreement can be reached between you and the stubborn hero”? 

What is the difference between her conception of characterization and his?
Puffed Rice and Meatballs:
At the opening of the story, Katya’s lover prompts her to tell him a story: “Tell me about your childhood. Tell me about the horrors of Communism.” What is the relationship between those two demands, which, taken separately, might cause Katya to tell different kinds of stories? 

Why do you think the two forms of the demand (it isn’t posed as a request) appear together? 

What  impression of Katya’s lover do you get from these, his first words? Does that initial impression hold for you throughout the story?
The Jewelry:
Does anything about Mme. Lantin’s supposed infidelity and her husband’s reaction to it seem strange or foreign? What, on the other hand, is recognizable and familiar about the characters’ reactions?
Roman Fever:
How could two women who have known each other for so long know each other so little?

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How do the themes of family and selfpurpose conflict for Fekadu Fekadus family is very important to him because they have always been supportive of him and his dreams However his selfpurpose is also v... View the full answer