MRS BIXBY AND THE COLONEL’S COAT

A- Checking comprehension

What do we learn about Mr and Mrs Bixby, and how they got on?
What about the relationship between Mrs Bixby and the Colonel? What did her husband think about her going away?
What did she receive as a gift? Why was it different from any other he had given her before?
What idea occurred to her so that she could keep the coat?
Would you have thought of a different idea?
What did Mrs Bixby get in return?
What was implied at the end of the story?

B- Role-plays:
Situation 1: Conversation between the pawnbroker and Mrs Bixby
Situation 2: Conversation between Mrs Bixby and her husband about the pawnshop ticket
Situation 3: Conversation between Mrs Bixby and her husband when he gives her the neckpiece, and later notices that her husband’s secretary is wearing the coat.
Situation 4: Possible follow-up to the story.