Name: ______Per. _____ Date: 6-2-17
READING CHECK ON PARAGRAPHS 58-77IN “PERFECT MOMENTS”
Directions: Read the following questions on the story, “Perfect Moments,” and respond to each using complete sentence. Use details from the story and clear explanations to support your responses.
1.In the 58th paragraph, Amy tells the narrator, “…Look, I know it’s selfish, and I know it’s stupid, but I can’t do it anymore. I just want it to stop.” What is Amy describing to be selfish? Why is it selfish?
A. When Amy states that “…it’s selfish…” she is describing:______
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B.Doing this is selfish because:______
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2. In the 58th paragraph, Amy tells the narrator, “…Look, I know it’s selfish, and I know it’s stupid, but I can’t do it anymore. I just want it to stop.” What does the 62nd paragraph reveal to be the “it” that Amy is describing?
The “it” that Amy wants to stop is:______
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3. In the 72nd paragraph, Amy describes how she planned to kill herself. Explain how this helps us to understand the narrator’s description of her in the 73rd paragraph when he states, “…she was taking about the day her father bought her ice cream, and it was very confusing…” Why was what she was saying very confusing?
The details in the 72nd paragraph reveal that the reason why Amy’s statements in the 73rd paragraph were confusing to the narrator is because:______
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4. Even though Amy tells the narrator, “Look, I don’t want to die,” in the 62nd paragraph, what she reveals in the 72nd paragraph shows that she is serious about committing suicide. What detail from the 72nd paragraph makes this clear? Explain how the detail does this.
A. The detail from the 72nd paragraph that shows Amy is serious about committing suicide is: (copy detail)
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B. This detail shows Amy is serious about committing suicide because:______
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5. In the 77th paragraph, the narrator tells us that it was the policy of the suicide hotline, “…not to intervene unless people asked [them] to.” Describe one reason why the suicide hotline would have this policy. (How does this policy make the suicide hotline effective?)
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6. EXTRA-CREDIT:Do you agree or disagree with the suicide hotline’s policy of not intervening with a caller’s suicide unless he or she asks for help? Provide one positive benefit and one negative consequence of your opinion.
I agree / disagree (circle one choice)with the suicide hotline’s policy of not intervening with a caller’s suicide unless the caller asks for help.
One positive benefit this will have is:______
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One negativeconsequence this will have is:______
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