My Hero

In stanza 1, what does 'anything under the sun' means?

• dad doesn't like sun
• it's raining outside
• everything on earth
• dad is brave to catch the sun

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What does the dad do when he meets the ghosts?

• ask them to join watch tv
• tell mom to get rid of them
• knock the door
• smile and greet them

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Who would the persona call to remove spider in the bath tub?

• Grandma
• Mom
• Son's wife
• the son

In stanza 1, which line suggests that the persona thinks of his father as the BEST hero?

• I rate him Number One,
• He’s not afraid of the dead of night,
• Or anything under the sun.
• My dad’s as brave as a dad can be

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What is the meaning of “the dead of night”?

• the night is died
• quietest and darkest part of the night
• no one goes out at night
• night is not alive

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Two things that do not scare the persona’s father in Stanza 2?

• watching horror movies & skeleton
• ghost and vampire
• spider and mom
• Frankenstein’s monster and wolf man

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Which line tells us that the persona is CONFIDENT about his father’s bravery?

• Full of horrors on the telly
• not on your Nelly!
• he's not afraid of a late-night film
• he's not afraid of skeletons

What would the persona’s father do to prove that he is not afraid of ghosts?

• He likes meeting ghosts
• He fight with the ghost
• the father can overcome many problems that other fathers cannot do.
•  smile and greet ‘em

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In Stanza 3, which line suggests that his father is better than other fathers?

• My dad could just defeat ‘em
• things that scare most dads the most,
• He’d even smile and greet ‘em
• He’s not afraid of meeting ghosts

"He wouldn’t let that upset him" in Stanza 3. Who is 'him'?

• Dad
• Wolf man
• Vampire
• Frankenstein’s monster

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