1. What are the first two sentences of the story and how do they create a tension in the story?
The first two sentences are "My father had a sixth sense. He could tell when people were going to die." These first two sentences create tension by setting the serious and depressing mood of the story. They create the vibe that this story will not be a pleasant one.
2. What has happened to the author’s father as a result of his wife’s death?
He grew an obsession with Leslie.
3. How does the description of the father removing his hands from his face as ‘unmasked’ related to the seriousness of his following statement?
He took his hands away from his face and unmasked himself to show the seriousness and the reality of the statement. He unmasked the truth.
4. Consider how the father lives his life and conducts himself and the other people in the theatre for the film the author and his father are watching. How does this relate to the title of the story?
The way the authors father lives his life and conducts himself with Leslie more than the others in the theater shows that he is having a teenage dream and is acting like a teenager, that's how it relates to the title of the story, the authors father is having a dream most teenagers have.
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