Name: ______Per. _____ Date: 5-17-17
READING CHECK ON PARAGRAPHS 26-28 IN “THE PAST WASN’T DONE WITH ME”
Directions: Read the following questions on the story, “The Past Wasn’t Done With Me,” and respond to each using complete sentence. Use details from the story and clear explanations to support your responses.
1. In the 26th paragraph, the narrator reveals that his dreams about Henry had been recurring for over 16 years.
What aspect of Henry never changed in the narrator’s dreams?
In the narrator’s recurring dreams about Henry, one aspect (or characteristic) of Henry that never changed was:_______
2. In the 26th paragraph, what is the narrator emphasizing about himself?
In the 26th paragraph, the main thing that the narrator is emphasizing about himself is:______
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3. What detail does the narrator use in the26th paragraph to emphasize that he is getting old? Find and copy the detail and explain HOW it emphasizes that he is getting old.
A. The detailthat the narrator uses in the 26th paragraph to emphasize he is getting old is:(copy detail)“__________________.”
B. This details emphasizes that the narrator is getting old because:__________________
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4. The narrator told us that Henry’s family forgave him for Henry’s death. What detail from the 27th paragraph reveals that the narrator cannot forgive himself for Henry’s death? Find and copy the detail and explain HOW it makes it clear that the narrator cannot forgive himself for his actions.
A. The detail in the 26th paragraph that makes it clear that the narrator does not forgive himself for killing Henry is:(copy detail)“____________
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B. This detail makes it clear that the narrator does not forgive himself for killing Henry because:____________
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4. In the 27th paragraph, the narrator states that he was, “… trying to live a life for two people…” Explain what the narrator means by this. (How is he living his life for two people?)
When the narrator stated that he was “…trying to live a life for two people,” he means that:______
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5. In the last sentence of the 28th paragraph, the narrator states that he and his mother, “…found some small amount of comfort in learning that little thing about each other.” Describe the “little thing” that they learned about each other and explain why it gave them a small amount of comfort.
A. The “little thing” that the narrator and his mother learned was:______
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B. This “little thing” gave the narrator and his mother a small amount of comfort because:____________
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5. EXTRA-CREDIT:Based on the details in the 28th paragraph, what can a person who is suffering from feelings of guilt do to find some amount of comfort? Explain HOW/WHY doing this will allow the person to feel some amount of comfort.
A. Based on the details in the 28th paragraph, a person who is suffering from feelings of guilt can find some comfort by:______
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B. Doing this will allow a person suffering from feelings of guilt to find some comfort because:______
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