Hunters in the Snow

I'm going to answer the eighth question for this one. In the final two sentences of the story, the narrator confirms that Tub and Frank had no intention of helping Kenny. The narrator tells us that "[t]hey had taken a different turn a long way back" when Kenny believes he's being taken to the hospital. The use of the word "different" implies a kind of choice rather than an unintentional mistake. Tub and Frank don't want to save Kenny's life. If they wanted to save him, they wouldn't have stopped at a tavern on the way to the hospital or chosen a different turn. The stop at the tavern was a hint that Tub and Frank were not concerned about saving Kenny's life, but the last two sentences confirm that they truly were not. This final twist makes both characters seem like liars. When Tub shot Kenny, he seemed to want to help, but both Frank and Tub become less trustworthy as the story goes on.