After the Ball [Tone Questionaires]

1. What is the author's attitude towards actions or events?
--> Personal & violent

2. Is the story humorous or tragic or frightening? Does the author want you to laugh or cry, to feel happy or sad, experience anger or fear?
--> None of the above. The author just want us to feel the main character's love. How sweet and deep he was in love.

3. What is the author's attitude toward characters or the narrator? Does the author like or dislike, trust or mistrust characters or the narrator?
--> It's personal. The author likes the character.

After the Ball [Symbolism Questionaires]

1. What are some of the symbols in the story?
--> the clothing of Veranka
--> the guests and atmosphere at the ball
--> the sides of faces in humans

2. Are there any objects which seem to have a symbolic meaning? What are their meanings?
--> the clothing of Veranka: her clothes's color is pink, and it tells of how she's still young and cheerful girl

3. Do any people act as symbols in the story? What do they represent?
--> Veranks's father: he represents how people change the mask when they are in different situation

4.Do aspects of the story's setting seem symbolic? In what way?
--> Yes, it tells on what riches use their time on.

5. Is one symbol used throughout the story or do the symbols change?
--> The whole main symbol of the story is at the end.