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Reading Activity
Answer the Short Response Questions?
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With which statement would the narrator of this text most likely AGREE?
Good parents should keep their children locked up and safe at home.
Good parents protect their children from all types of harm.
Good parents let their children take their lumps early.
Good parents put their young children into great danger often.
Why do you believe this? Quote text in your response.
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Which of the following is NOT one of the narrator's opinions regarding India?
India is a great place to settle down and raise a family.
Many things are dysfunctional in India.
The sun in India is hot and dangerous.
People are generally disposable in India.
How do you know that the narrator does NOT feel this way about India? Cite text to support your response.
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Which character trait applies to The Boy?
Callous
Experienced
Serious
Resilient
Disciplined
How does the boy demonstrate this character trait? Refer to the text in your response.
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Which event pushes The Boy over the edge?
He gambles away all of his money.
A girl makes a mean comment to him.
His Colonel reprimands him.
The other men laugh at him.
How do you know this? Quote the text to support your response.
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Which character trait does NOT apply to the Major?
Impeccably honest
Well meaning
Generally respected
Incredibly intuitive
How do you know that this character trait does not apply to him? Refer to the text in your response.
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Which best explains why the Major asks the narrator if he can lie?
The Major wants him to lie to The Boy to help make him feel better.
The Major only wants honest men to accompany him on his mission.
The Major wants to sneak off the base and have a fun time.
The Major is preparing for the worst-case scenario with The Boy.
Why do you believe this? Refer to the text in your response.
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Which figurative language technique is used in the following sentence?
"It was utterly impossible to let the letters go Home."
"It was utterly impossible to let the letters go Home."
Simile
Personification
Understatement
Metaphor
Hyperbole
How do you figure? Explain your answer in a complete sentence or two.
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Why does the narrator laugh when he cuts a lock of the Major's hair?
He is laughing at how lucky they were to have survived.
He is laughing because he is ticklish.
He is laughing because he is thinking of a funny joke.
He is laughing at the absurdity of their actions.
Why do you believe this? Refer to the text to support your response.
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Which best explains why the narrator and the Major conceal the circumstances of The Boy's death?
They want to collect the reward money.
They are trying to protect The Boy's family.
They do not want to be punished for The Boy's death.
They are trying to make themselves look good.
Why do you believe this? Use the text in your response.
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What is the effect of the narrator making the following sentence?
"Finally, we forced ourselves back to the room with the lamp and the Other Thing."
"Finally, we forced ourselves back to the room with the lamp and the Other Thing."
The narrator is worried that someone will find the gun.
The narrator is afraid to tell readers the whole truth.
The narrator reduces The Boy to an object.
The narrator wants to avoid repetitious descriptions.
How do you know this? Refer to the text in your response.
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