1. The Invalid’s Story By: Mark Twain Talissa Romero Austin Hayes Kenneth Samson Julian Garrett

2. MAJOR CONFLICTS The major conflicts is the cheese smelling and them not knowing it was the cheese.

3. SETTING The setting is a train with few people in the cabin. The train was heading for Wisconsin and it was snowing.

4. THEME General: Missunderstanding Specific:

5. Literary Elements

6. Important Points 1. Thompson fell and landed on the awful smelling cheese and swallowed some and still thought it was the coffin. 2. They were so scared about getting sick from the smell that they went outside in the cold and ended up getting sick from the coldness.

7. Quiz 1. Where was the train heading? a. Wisconsinb. Bostonc. Ohio a. Wisconsinb. Bostonc. Ohio 2. When did his childhood friend, John B. Hackett, die? a. 10 years agob. 15 years ago c. 2 years ago a. 10 years agob. 15 years ago c. 2 years ago 3. What kind of cheese was it? a. Fetab. Bluec. Limburger a. Fetab. Bluec. Limburger 4. What was actually in the box? a. A dead bodyb. Paper c. Riflesd. toy soldiers a. A dead bodyb. Paper c. Riflesd. toy soldiers

8. Quiz continued 5.What were they afraid that would happen if they went outside? a. Get sickb. Get eaten by a bearc. Get left behind 6. Who wrote this book? a. Muhammad Alib. J.K. Rowling c. Mark Twaind. Edgar Allen Poe 7.Who starts a fire to keep warm? a. Hackettb. Thompsonc. Deacon

9. ANSWERS 1. a. Wisconsin 2. c. 2 years ago 3. c. Limburger cheese 4. c. Rifles 5. a. Get sick 6. c. Mark Twain 7. b. Thompson