Death in the Woods Questions

Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.

  1. What is the "point" of the narrator's story?
  2. What is the significance of the dogs transforming into wolves?
  3. How much of the narrator's story is factually accurate? Explain your answer.
  4. How do the townsfolk's feelings about the old woman change after her death?
  5. Why were the narrator and his brother unable to comprehend the death of the woman as kids?
  6. Why has this event turned into a minor obsession in the narrator's life?
  7. What will Jake and his son do now?