The Swingالأرجوحة By Mohammed Khudhair The Questions about the writer 1- Who is Mohammed Khudhair ? -Mohammed Khudhair is an Iraqi writer. he was born in Basra in 1942.He wrote such as successful works that translated to many language. 2- what did khudhair study? -He studied at the High School for Teachers. 3- Where did he teach? - He taught at schools in Diwaniyya , Nassiriya and Basra. 4- How long did he teach at schools? - He taught for more than thirty years. 5- Where did his first short stories appear? -His first short stories appeared in an Iraqi magazine called The Iraqi Writer in 1962. 6- When did he achieve fame in the Middle East? - He achieved fame in the Middle East after publishing his two short stories The Swing and Melodies on the String of Rubaaba in the Beirut Art magazine. 7-Which magazine did Khudair`s first short stories appear? a) The Iraqi Writer magazine b) Beirut Art magazine 8-What was his contribution to the art of fiction ? He wrote many short stories that shed the light on the life of the ordinary people. His stories have been translated into many languages like English, Russian and French. 9-What are his main literary works? A- The Swing B- Melodies on the string of the Rubaaba C- The Black Kingdom D- At 45 centigrade E- Autumn Dream F- Embalmment G- Gardens of Faces H- Basriata The questions about the story the Swing 1- What is the kind of the Swing ? - Short story 2- What is the background of this short story,the Swing ? - The Swing is one of the best short stories about war. Mohammed Khudhair wrote this short story after the Summer 1967 war against Israel. 3- What is the authors attitude toward war ? - He is an anti -war writer . The Swing is a condemnation of war. It is a sincereinvitation to sustain family life, to make childhood secure and to love one another. 4- What is the plot of the story of the swing ? - The story talks about a critical situation in which a soldier tries to deliver a massage to a family which has recently lost their son. In fact, the dead son, Ali, killed in the war and was that soldiers best friend. - تدور قصته حول جندي يعود من الجبهة ليزور عائلة صديقه الذي مات في الحرب. فيقرر أن يعيش معها ويعوض لأفردها عن فقدان إبنهم. يبني علاقة متينة مع بنت الشهيد التي لا تتوقف عن اللعب على الأرجوحة التي صنعها لها والدها. 5- Who are the main characters in the Swing 1- Sattar = The messenger ( the visitor ) 2- Haleema = The daughter of the dead soldier, Ali . 6- What is the main simile in the story of the swing ? well , hes like smoke . Always remember , Haleema , hes like smoke 7- What is the symbolism of the dead parlour ? - Since the idea of death comes to be the centre of discussion among the characters , the dead funeral parlour represents the last stop of a dead person before going to grave. 8- What is the significance of the word sleep in the Swing? - In fact, sleep is another type of death . We go into sleep to pretend being dead person. 9- Why does the visitor Sattar put Haleema into his lap and tries to sway her ? - To make up for the loss of her father and he tries to fill the gap of her fathers loss . أسئلة الكتاب حول القصة الأرجوحة 1- Give suitable meanings for the underlined words an expression . - Crudeالخام = raw; unrefined - Condemnationإدانة أو استنكار شديد = severe disapproval - Sustain الحفاظ = maintain, preserve - Sways يتأرجح = rock, move back and forth - Deprivationحرمان = lack, deficiency - Vanishedاختفى أو تلاشى = disappear 2- Complete the following statements with information from the text . A- Sattar came to his friends house to tell them that Ali has died . B- In 1967, a war was aroused against Israel . C- Sattar and Haleema atea loaf of bread before lunch . 3- Discuss how the visitor Sattar tried to convey his message. He was very polite and uses the indirect reference to death in his conversation with Haleema. He told Haleema that her father has vanished and he just like the smoke. He asked her to pretend sleep to be able to see her father, Ali 4- What moral lessons does the writer try to give in the swing ? - War is the source of melancholy and disasters that clouded the life of the soldiers families. The story stresses that war destroys everything. War leads to nothing but death, deprivation and destruction.
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