A Simple Act

How do Laura and Maurice meet?

• when Maurice is begging on the street
• when Maurice is begging outside her apartment
• when Laura takes him to lunch

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the "invisible thread"?

• a connection and bond between two people
• important family members
• a change in a persons life

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Who are the two people who believe in Maurice?

• teacher and Laura
• his mother and teacher
• Laura and his mother

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does Laura do when her friends suggest she write a book about her time with Maurice?

• she eventually writes a best seller
• she writes a best seller right away
• she writes an article instead

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Maurice's time with Laura add to his life?

• hope, new experiences, security
• laugher, intelligence, hope
• obedience, hope, food

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does connects mean?

• to make a relationship
• to meet at a certain place
• to be removed from a relationahip

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CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

What does the word encourage mean?

• inspire, to support
• to put down
• to build a relationship

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does sharing food represent to Maurice?

• family bonding around a table
• privilege to eat at a table
• finding a place to eat

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is Laura's relationship with the grown Maurice?

• she has become part of the family
• they no longer see each other
• they are business partners

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What has Laura gained from her relationship with Maurice?

• she feels that their relationship mattered and he gave her life more meaning
• she learned how to welcome strangers into her home
• she liked becoming famous

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3