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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Part 1

1. Walter has a crush on a colleague. What’s her name?  ………………………………………

2. What does ABC stand for?   a……………………………………

b…………………………………….

c…………………………………….

3. What’s the name of the company Walter works for? ………………………………………….

4. To which country does Walter travel? ………………………………………………………….

5. Put these pictures in the correct order. (1­6)

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Part 2- Answer in complete sentences.

6. Characterize Walter Mitty using 3 concrete details in complete sentences.
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7. Something from life would always spark Mitty’s daydreams, what caused at least three of these. Give a brief 
description of the dream and what caused the reality.

1.

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8. When referring to the elusive Ghost Cat, Sean O’Connell states, “beautiful things don’t ask
for attention”. Do you find this to be true? What beautiful things are in danger of not drawing
your attention?

9. Although Walters quest took him to lands beyond and to people and places that were way
outside of his current existence the photo in the wallet led him back to his own piano. How do
you see this entire story as a representation for the search for meaning that is the human
condition?

10. Thereis a moment in the film when Walter is talking to Sean when we realizes that the
negative was in the wallet all along and it leaves Walter desperate to regain what he had
thrown away. What did Walter gleam from the question Sean asked him; “I already gave it to
you, what did you do with it?”