Aaron's Gift

How can Aaron's character be described?

• Aaron is a kind, gentle person

• Aaron is a mean person

• Aaron wants to be a doctor

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Why can you conclude that Aaron is good with animals? 

• He thinks it is funny his Grandmother feeds the birds
• He is gentle and thoughtful with the pigeon
• He has worked in a pet store

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Why does Aaron's mother tell him to stay away from the gang?

• She thinks they are too nice

• She knows they don't like animals

• She worries that they are involved in dangers or violent activity

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Why can you conclude that Aaron's mother is very protective of him?

• She doesn't want him to join the gang.

• She lets him keep the pigeon

• She lets him be friends with anyone he wants

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Why does the narrator of "Aaron's Gift" say that Aaron's grandmother's family was lucky?

• The Cossacks didn't burn her city.

• She survived the Cossacks attack.

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Where was the pogrom that Aaron's grandmother experienced? 

• In the Ukraine
• In Minooka
• In Africa

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How does Aaron feel when he calls the boys in the gang "Cossacks"? 

• Happy
• Helpless
• Angry

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How are Carl and the gang similar to the Cossacks?

• They are mean and violent to innocent people.

• They are nice people

• Everyone likes them

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How does Aaron's grandmother react when Aaron tells her the pigeon flew away?

• D She is terribly sad.

• C She is angry at Aaron.

• She is pleased and happy

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Where does the main story of "Aaron's Gift" take place?

• In New York City 
• In Joliet
• In Africa 

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