BUTTON, BUTTON

After reading the story carefully be ready to answer and discuss the following
questions.

1) Who are the characters in the story? How would you best describe Norma? How
would you best describe Arthur?
2) What is the setting of the story?
3) What did Arthur and Norma receive at their doorstep? What would happen if they
followed the instructions from the package?
4) What will the couple get for pressing the button?
5) How did Arthur and Norma react to Mr Steward’s offer?
6) Why was Arthur uninterested in the details of the offer?
7) What were the reasons Norma gave to her husband to accept the offer? What kind of
research project might Mr Steward and his company be conducting in Norma’s point of
view? What did Norma want to do with the money?
8) How did Norma justify pushing the button?
9) What was Norma’s final motivation for pressing it?
10) What was the message Norma received at the endo of the story?
11) What did Mr Steward say to Norma at the end of the story?
12) What was the significance of Arthur’s life insurance policy?

One of the topics in Button, Button is irony. Write a short story (120-150 words) that includes
irony in the end.