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the refusal

Terms in this set (9)

what role does the tax collector play in the village?
The tax-collector wields immense power in the town and causes fear among villagers.
How does the setting advance the plot and establish conflict?
The geographic distance between the capital and the town emphasizes the oppression of a government that is out of touch with its people.
What is established in the last paragraph of the short story that explains the townspeople's attitude about the way the town runs?
The people of the town have come to expect—and even rely on—the refusal.
What effect do the soldiers have on the town?
The presence of soldiers in the small town intimidates its inhabitants
Which people in the town are not satisfied with the refusals?
Young people, who don't fully understand the risk of opposing the capital, are upset about the refusal.
the disconnect between the town and the capital is hsown when tha narrator says that the capital ___________ and none of the townspeople knew.
was detroyed and a new one was built
the highest official in the town
the chief tax collector
the narrator's father was a ____________
blacksmith
what was the delegation coming to the chief tax collector about?
to ask him for a government subsidy because the poorest quarter of the town had been burned to the ground
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