Name: ______
“Quitters Inc.” by Stephen King
During reading
1)Who does Richard (Dick) Morrison see at the airport bar? ______
2)How has McCann changed since Morrison saw him last? (Not how he looked in college.) ______
3)What habit did McCann tell Morrison he quit? ______
4)Infer: If McCann can’t tell Morrison about the method(s) used to quit because of the contract, what does thissuggest about how they get people to stop smoking? Page 2
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5)What is the definition of a pragmatic approach?
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6)Why isn’t the reason why a person wants to stop smoking taken into consideration under the “pragmatists” method? Page 6 ______
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7)What will happen if Morrison is caught smoking? (Some may have more than one punishment.) Pages 12-13
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b. 2ndoffense: ______
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c. 3rdoffense: ______
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d. 4thoffense: ______
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e. 5thoffense: ______
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f. 6th/7th/8th offenses: ______
g. 9th offense: ______
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8)What happens on the 10th offense? Paragraphs 164-167 ______
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9)How does Morrison feel about his friend, Jimmy McCann when he starts the program? What does Morrison say is his middle name and what is the reference to? Page 14 Paragraph 187
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10)Find (3) times where Cindy and Morrison talk about quitting smoking.
How does Cindy feel about Morrison quitting? Is she supportive or not? Give evidence from the story to support your claim. (Pages 13, 15, 19)
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11)Listtwo examples of irony from the story (look on pages 17, 20, 21)Write the sentence and page number, and state WHY it is Ironic.
Irony= the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of what it actually means______
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12)Why does Morrison have to come back the first day of every month to see Donatti?
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13)What will happen if Morrison goes over his set weight? Page 20
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14)After Reading:
How do you think Dick Morrison feels about Quitters Inc. and their unconventional ways at the end of this story? Why do you think this? Give evidence from the story to support youranswer.
(Answer in complete sentences- must have at least 5 sentences)
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Name: ______
“Quitters Inc.” by Stephen King
After reading
15)Give (2) examples found on pages 1 and 3 that foreshadow the final paragraph. ______
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16)Do you think the methods used by Quitters Inc. are ethical?(Ethical means- doing something that is right, moral, and honest.) Why or why not? ______
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17) Would you recommend Quitters Inc. to a relative or friend who was trying to quit smoking? Why or why not?
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