1. In what way does Roald Dahl use pathetic fallacy in the opening of the story? – “The winter was a long time going,” meaning he has had a hard, long winter

2. Refer to the second paragraph of the story. How does Dahl create a picture of Drioli’s present situation being sad and difficult? – “The old man shuffled painfully along the sidewalk,” “He was cold, and miserable,” this shows that he is not doing very good.

3. List what you know about Drioli’s life/background. – Drioli hated his life when he was younger and he hated arts and he had a lot of money then he got a famous artist to tattoo his back with a work of art.

4. In the flashback, Drioli ‘made a great sum of money’, what did he do with that money? what does that show about him as a person? – Spent it on 8 bottles of white wine. this shows that he doesn’t have much money often so when he gets his money he spends to get things he can’t normally afford

5. The people inside the art gallery are in a different position to Drioli. how does Dahl highlight this? – The people in the gallery are posh and rich and they dont care about the homeless only themselves.

6. How is it made clear that the people in the gallery value art? – It shows that the people in the gallery value art because one, they are in a gallery and two, as soon as drily showed his tattoo on his back every jumped up.