Comprehension Questions for Sredni Vashtar

1. In Saki's story "Sredni Vashtar" who is Sredni Vashtar?

* Sredni Vashtar is a god in the story. He is the great ferret; a vengeful merciless god.

2. Why does Saki have the ferret leave forever at the end (“Such was the passing of Sredni Vashtar”)?

* The ferret had bit Mrs. De Ropp. Sredni Vashtar had turned himself into a ferret to bite Mrs. De Ropp.

3. How ill was Conradin really?

* Conradin was very sick because as stated in the story, the doctor said he will not live another 5 years of his life here on Earth because of his illness. Thus, Conradin was very ill.

4. Is Conradin’s experience based on the feelings Saki himself had as a child?

* Hector Munro a.k.a. Saki was like Conradin in the story. Conradin lived with his aunt that doesn't like him. His aunt was not concerned about the life of Conradin. Saki experienced quite the same. It is because Saki lived with his aunt when his mother died and his aunt was the same as Conradin's.

5. Can you see from this story how Saki acquired such a reputation as a brilliant writer of short stories?

* I can see in this story how Saki acquired such a reputation as a brilliant writer because his stories contain good lessons that can be applied by the readers to their daily lives so they could be successful one day. Saki was known as one of the best writers. His reputation became great not only because of Sredni Vashtar but it also because of the other stories he made.