Stop the Sun Question
1. Look at the title and pictures, write a prediction of what
you think the story will be about.
2. In the beginning of the story the main character, Terry,
experiences a flashback, what is this flashback he has?
3. What problem is the main character having? Is it
internal or external?
4. What attitude does Terry's father take as Terry tries to
help him or talk with him about what is going on?
5. Terry says the image of his father on the floor squirming
"burned in his mind" what does this mean?
6. Tell in your words the scene of Terry's father in the
hardware store.
7. What does the author mean when he says, "Terry
wanted to drop in a hole"? Why does Terry want to
"drop in a hole"?
8. Terry said, not knowing about his Father and his
Vietnam experience, "ate at him," what does this mean?
9. Terry's Father retell events that happened one day in
Vietnam, describe the flashback he has?
10. What does Terry's Father mean when he says, "I
couldn't stop the sun"?
11. What does Terry's Father mean when he says, "....But I
was dead, I'm still dead, don't you see? I died because I
couldn't stop the sun. I died. Inside where I am--I died."
12. What understanding did Terry come to in regard his
Father and his experience in Vietnam?
13. What is the mood of this story? Explain your answer.
14. What is the author's purpose? Explain your answer.
15. What is the theme of this story? Explain your answer.