Reading Comprehension Assignment:
Octavia Butler’s “Speech Sounds” & Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Boundary”
Type your answers in the boxes below.
1) Octavia Butler’s “Speech Sounds”
Main Characters
(Identify Narrator)
Setting
(Time/Place)
Summary of Events
(What Happened?)
Central Conflict
(Internal/External)
Central Themes
(Universal Idea(s) Explored throughout the Story)
2) Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Boundary”
Main Characters
(Identify Narrator)
Setting
(Time/Place)
Summary of Events
(What Happened?)
Central Conflict(s)
(Internal/External)
Central Themes
(Universal Idea(s) Explored throughout the Story)
