Q 1. How do the dying words of the narrator's grandfather establish the various conflicts in the story? In what sense does the narrator's dream about his grandfather bring those conflicts to a satisfactory conclusion?

Q List 2 instances of irony in the Battle Royal:How does the narrator characterize himself? In what ways does he characterize other participants in the battle royal - cite examples? . How does the behavior of these "leading white citizens" contrast with the behavior expected of men in their positions? What kind of setting does the narrator expect when he is invited to give a speech to "a gathering of the town's leading white citizens"? What kind of setting does he discover at the smoker? What does the contrast suggest about the setting promised by his scholarship?How does the opening paragraph of the story establish the point of view of the narrator? What has the narrator presumably learned since the time of the event he is describing? How does this knowledge influence the way he tells the story? 8. What is the overall irony of the "Battle Royal"? How are the Lottery and Battle Royal alike?