The Greatest Gift

What point of view is The Greatest Gift written

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

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Why is George contemplating suicide?

• He is depressed.

• He has recently divorced.

• He has a mental illness.

• He lost his job.

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How does George know the stout man that visits him?

• They went to school together when George was a boy.

• He doesn't know him. The man is a stranger.

• They both fell in love with the same girl.

• They worked together at the bank.

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Why does the man give George a satchel?

• The satchel will allow George to make money selling brushes.

• To make him feel better and not so lonely.

• Because the man was trying to sell George something.

• It will allow him to interact with those in his life that no longer recognize him.

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The stranger tells George that things are 'scarce' these days'. What does the word scarce mean?

• Terrifying, scary

• In short supply

• Common, readily available.

• impossible to get

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The stranger says to George, "That's why I came along this way tonight." This infers...

• He has been sent to encourage George to take his own life.

• He has been asking around town about George to find out more information.

• He was sent to teach George a lesson.

• He is there on purpose to help George.

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Why is George 'sick of everything?'

• He has a loveless marriage.

• He is poor and cannot afford to survive.

• He feels he is useless and has never done anything interesting.

• He cannot find a job.

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What astonishing thing does the stranger do?

• Shows George his past and encourages him to change.

• Makes it so George was never born.

• Takes George by the hand and leads him to his childhood home.

• Encourages George to jump off of the bridge.

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The author uses foreshadowing to give the reader...

• The answer to their quiz.

• Help the reader understand why George is depressed.

• Help the reader draw a conclusion about why the man visits George.

• an idea about what will happen later in the story.

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Why do George's feelings change as he returns to town?

• He feels remarkably cheerful to see the Christmas lights and to be back at 'home'.

• He sees his first love.

• He is able to visit with his deceased family members.

• He recognizes that his life isn't all bad.

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