The duel by o. henry directions: respond to the following questions. unless otherwise stated, your responses to each question should be 3-7 sentences in length where applicable.

1. what one thing about new york did william not like?

2. how did jack feel about new york after living there for four years?

3. why did people leave the west to come to new york?

4. who was every man's opponent in a fight?

5. what figurative language technique is used in the following quote from the story: "the business man blew in like a march wind"?

6. after four years, what had jack seen in new york? what did he think about these things? give specific examples from the story.

7. who do you think won the battle? give textual evidence to support your response.