Quitters Inc. – Flashcards
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Identify the types of conflict in the story and explain how it plays out
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1. Human vs. Human - Morrison vs Donatti Donatti forces Morrison to quit smoking or he will hurt Morrison's wife and son and die himself. 2. Human vs. Self - Morrison vs. Morrison - He wants to quit smoking but still craves cigarettes
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Protagonist
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Dick Morrison - main character that is forced to quit smoking
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Antagonist
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Vic Donatti - 2nd main character and hurts Morrison and his family if Morrison smokes ( creates conflict)
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Climax and why?
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Morrison goes to see his wife getting electric shocks for 30 seconds This is when the suspense is at the highest point in the story
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Describe Morrison's encounter with Donatti. How is this possible foreshadowing?
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Meet at Quitters, Inc. and Donatti asked Morrison to sign a form that says he agrees not to divulge the methods or techniques or et cetera, et cetera. h He also asks Morrison a lot of personal questions about his wife, son, what school This could be foreshadowing because of the methods Donatti uses to get Morrison to quit. He threatens his family and his life.
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How does Quitters Inc get its clients to stop smoking?
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By harming them and the people they love if they smoke
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Donatti says the treatment is pragmatic. Do you believe this?
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No, It is not practical or realistic to harm or kill people to help them stop smoking
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What is the tenth step in curing someone from his/her smoking habit at Quitters Inc?
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Death either by Donatti or themselves but by who is not revealed in the story
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What made Dick Morrison decide NOT to smoke the cigarette in his study?
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mental image of Cindy (wife) in the electric shock room
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Find 3 context clues from the story that tell the reader Quitters Inc is run by the mob
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family run business like massage parlors and slot machines It is referred to a sort of foundation non-profit organization Mort "Three Fingers Minelli" was a member (mob guys have nicknames like this
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What is a possible theme in this story?
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family - comes first before everything Love - is the strongest drug
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How does Cindy Morrison react when Dick Morrison tells her what has happened to her is his fault? What is strange about that?
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She is okay with and she is proud of him She was just given electric shock and taken from her home against her will which are both very terrifying.
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After the treatment was successful, what did Quitters, Inc start to monitor besides smoking? What happens if Dick messes up?
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His weight. They will cut off his wife's pinky finger.
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Who do the Morrison's see twenty months later? Explain what happened to these individuals.
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Jimmy McCann and his wife. They are happy but his wife's pink finger is missing
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Why do you think McCann and Morrison pass along Quitters Inc business cards?
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They think they were going to die if they kept smoking and were at their worst. It changed their lives even though it was dramatic. They had no other choice
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Identify three different literary devices that you found in the story
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Suspense - wife was about to be shocked Dialogue - there was specific conversation between Dick Morrison and Vic Donatti Metaphor - Dick Morrison calls Vic Donatti a dirty filthy animal
