Anton Chekhov's “The Lady with the Dog” Prompt #1: Compare and contrast Gurov’s reaction to the pomeranian in Yalta and later in the town of S. Why are his reactions different? John Cheever's “The Country Husband” Prompt #2: Write an essay defending or at least explaining Francis Weed’s actions and providing evidence from the story. Hanif Kureishi's “Long Ago Yesterday” Prompt #3: Write an essay in which you define the relationship between the three chief geographical settings of “Long Ago Yesterday”—the suburb, the country house, and the city—explaining how each place functions to illuminate the crisis and resolution at the heart of the story.