Undersatnding the text Unit 1 What is the deal between the narrator and his roommate, Rob? why do they make the deal? Why does the narrator want to have a beautiful and well-spoken girlfriend? When the narrator and Polly have have their first date, the narrator says that what he has got in mind is a little eccentric. Why? Why does the narrator decide to teach Polly logic? how does Polly respond to the narrator when he teaches her logic? What effect do her responses create? Is the narrator successful in teaching Polly logic? How do you know? Why does the narrator say " you know the things you learn in school don't have anything to do with real life"(para.36)? In what sense is the end of the story ironic?