Challenge 1100

The Real Thing

In Matias Travieso-Diaz’s Symphony in A Minor:
1. Fortunato is a native-born citizen of the U.S.A. Why is he nonetheless justified in fearing arrest and deportation in 2025? Is the cause solely his physical appearance? What unconstitutional charge would the government administration likely bring against him?
2. What is the function of Gustav Mahler’s symphony in the story?
In J. G. Proctor’s The Bandits of White Bend: What has been Mirabelle’s role in the bandits’ raids?
In Linda Strange’s Delicioso:
1. Where is Gee from?
2. Do other children in her classroom mock her cuzco in Spanish or English?
3. Where in the U.S.A. is cornbread considered a common delicacy?
In Oonah V Joslin’s The First Sestina: No Rhyme, No Reason:
1. Is the poem a sestina? Is it a poem or a skit? What famous poets have written prose poems?
2. Why does Eve chide Adam, at the end, with: “You’ve been talking to the snake, haven’t you?!”