Question 1: Rainsford says that superstitions are “pure imagination.” Whitney believes superstitions may be true. Are you ever superstitious? For example, some people think that 13 is an unlucky number. How might a superstition change the way you act? Explain.
Question 2: An external conflict occurs when a character fights with an outside force. With what external conflict is Rainsford suddenly confronted?
Question 3: Was the general’s encounter with the buffalo an internal or external conflict? Explain.