"Rockinghorse Winner" Questions

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“The Rockinghorse Winner” – Essay questions:  each question can be answered in a few paragraphs.

At the beginning of the story, the narrator said, “There was a woman who was beautiful, who started with all the advantages, yet she had no luck.  She married for love, and the love turned to dust.”  Question:  How does love turn to dust?

“And so the house came to be haunted by the unspoken phrase:  There must be more money!  There must be more money!”  Question:  What do you “hear” in your home or some else’s home?