Build Your Skills Activity 1: Reading Skills Answer the following questions briefly:
1. How would you describe John's initial reaction upon walking inside his home for the first time in three years?
2. What clues were given to indicate that John came home from the war?
3. Based on the maid's reaction to John's homecoming, how was John revered in his house and his community?
4. How would you describe Helen Hartley?
5. How would you describe the relationship of John and Helen?
6. What are the similarities and differences of John's and Helen's treatment of their maid?
7. What was Helen's main concern upon learning that her husband is finally coming home
8. Why is Sylvia insisting on meeting John personally?
9. Did John react the way Helen expected him to? Why did he react that way?
10. What is the overall theme of the story?