"Where are you going, where have you been" by Oates

Directions : Answer each question with as much evidence from the short story as possible for the best possible grade 1. Describe Connie's personality and how it ends up getting her in the awful predicament she ends up in. 2. Describe Arnold Friend with precise details. Which lines reveal he may be demonic? 3. How are the numbers on his car symbolic? 4. Research Oates' motive to write this story 5. What is the lesson or warning of the story? 6. Which lines make you most sad or upset? 7. Why are Connie's parents to blame for her upbringing and ways? 8. Which lines are not only sexual but reveal abuse beyond frightening? 9. How realistic is this story today compared to 1966 ? 10. Write a concluding paragraph of what occurs when she leaves with Arnold and his friend in the car