Name: ______Per. _____ Date: 4-26-17
READING CHECK ON PARAGRAPHS 8-12 IN “WHATEVER DOESN’T KILL ME”
Directions: Read the following questions on the story, “Whatever Doesn’t Kill Me,” and respond to each using
complete sentence. Use details from the story and clear explanations to support your responses.
1. In the 8th paragraph, we (the readers) realize how unlucky the narrator is. Explain how the 8th paragraph makes
this clear. (Hint: You may have to re-read the 7th paragraph to understand how unlucky the narrator was.)
We realize how unlucky the narrator is in the 8th paragraph because:______
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2.In what way was the narrator lucky in the 9th paragraph? Clearly explain how he was lucky.
The narrator is lucky in the 9th paragraph because: ______
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This helped the narrator in two ways. One way it helped the narrator is: ______
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Another way it helped the narrator is: ______
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3. In the 10th paragraph, the narrator told the nurse that he was, “…insurance free.” Explain what this means.
When the narrator tells the nurse that he was “insurance free”, he means that:______
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4. In the 11th paragraph, the narrator suggests that the hospital where he stayed cared more about money than their patients. Find the details in the paragraph that make this clear. Explain how the details make this clear.
The details in the 11th paragraph that make it clear that the hospital where the narrator stayed cared more about money than its patients is:(copy details)“__________________
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This shows that the hospital cared more about money than its patients because:___________
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5. The narrator’s statement in the 12th paragraph is used to describe how short his stay at the hospital was. Find the details in the narrator’s statement in the 12th paragraph that make this clear. Explain how the details do this.
The details in the 12th paragraph that describe how short his stay in the hospital was are:(copy details)“______
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These details make it clear that his stay at the hospital was short because:______
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6. EXTRA-CREDIT:In the 7th paragraph, the narrator describes how his attackers missed their opportunity to
attack their first victim. He describes how he was the unfortunate 2nd victim. Describe one advantage the
narrator may have had by being the 2nd victim of the gang members. Explain/Support your responses. (Hint:
Think of the attackers’ physical and mental conditions after they miss their opportunity with the first victim.)
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6. (continued…)
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7. EXTRA-CREDIT: In the 7th paragraph, the narrator describes how his attackers missed their opportunity to
attack their first victim. He describes how he was the unfortunate 2nd victim. Also describe one disadvantage the
narrator may have had by being the 2nd victim of the gang members. Explain/Support your responses. (Hint:
Think of the attackers’ physical and mental conditions after they miss their opportunity with the first victim.)
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