Frau Anselm's Cupboard

Period 3 today we are reading "Frau Anselm's Cupboard."

1. In three sentences, describe what happens in this short story.
2. What did Frau Anselm's husband do, and with what consequences?
3. What does the officer arrange with Frau Anselm, and why?
4. "She thought of the space in her cupboard that should be occupied by food."  What does this thought prompt Frau Anselm to do?
5. What very ordinary thing does the officer ask for that opens a window into her personal world?
6. Why does the officer take her to view his collection of bowls?
7. What do you think the message in the story about the ancestress is?
8. Why do you think Frau Anselm lets the children play with her treasures at the end of the story?