1. All the Exercises after the Text
2. Successful suspense and a surprise ending contribute greatly to the power of this story. Notice how they are created in the story and make one of your own.
3. Have you read any other stories of the same vein? Share them with your group members and discuss where their charm lies.
Moby-Dick (1851), by Herman Melville. A classic adventure novel of a sea captain who hunts his nemesis, the great white whale, Moby Dick.
Heart of Darkness (1902), by Joseph Conrad. A novel about a man, Marlow, who enters the Belgian Congo in order to find Mr. Kurtz, a Western man who has succumbed to the dark forces of the jungle, built a fortress, and generated fear among the natives for his violent, messianic ways.
4. Are you interested in what will happen after the general is killed? Write another ending for the story if you can.

