Tears of A Tiger

What reminded Andy of Rob at the mall?

• crowded parking
• perfume counter
• Easter Bunny
• Santa Claus

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CCSS.RI.8.1

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What did Andy originally tell his high school counselor--not the psychologist--that he wanted to study in college

• Girls
• Culinary skills
• Law
• Physical education

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What evidence shows that Andy is doing well in one part of his life?

• It is clear from the morning announcements that Andy is doing well in basketball. As captain, he led his team to victory in their last game.

• Andy becomes hypnotized by the cars as he looks at oncoming traffic from a freeway overpass, and he has the urge to jump to end the emotional pain that he now experiences.

• Dr. Carrothers asks Andy to write a letter to Rob or Rob’s parents to vent some emotion and pain as an alternative to suicide.

• While Andy can see Monty as a doctor or lawyer and Keisha as “the first black woman somethin’ or other,” he doesn’t see a future for himself.

• Andy takes Monty up on his offer to sleep with Rocketman after he has a nightmare in which Rob asks him to kill himself.

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How does the view of oncoming traffic from the freeway overpass affect Andy?

• It is clear from the morning announcements that Andy is doing well in basketball. As captain, he led his team to victory in their last game.

• Andy becomes hypnotized by the cars as he looks at oncoming traffic from a freeway overpass, and he has the urge to jump to end the emotional pain that he now experiences.

• Dr. Carrothers asks Andy to write a letter to Rob or Rob’s parents to vent some emotion and pain as an alternative to suicide.

• While Andy can see Monty as a doctor or lawyer and Keisha as “the first black woman somethin’ or other,” he doesn’t see a future for himself.

• Andy takes Monty up on his offer to sleep with Rocketman after he has a nightmare in which Rob asks him to kill himself.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Why does Dr. Carrothers ask Andy to write a letter to Rob or Rob’s parents?

• It is clear from the morning announcements that Andy is doing well in basketball. As captain, he led his team to victory in their last game.

• Andy becomes hypnotized by the cars as he looks at oncoming traffic from a freeway overpass, and he has the urge to jump to end the emotional pain that he now experiences.

• Dr. Carrothers asks Andy to write a letter to Rob or Rob’s parents to vent some emotion and pain as an alternative to suicide.

• While Andy can see Monty as a doctor or lawyer and Keisha as “the first black woman somethin’ or other,” he doesn’t see a future for himself.

• Andy takes Monty up on his offer to sleep with Rocketman after he has a nightmare in which Rob asks him to kill himself.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

How do Andy’s visions of the future for Monty and Keisha differ from those he has for

himself?

• It is clear from the morning announcements that Andy is doing well in basketball. As captain, he led his team to victory in their last game.

• Andy becomes hypnotized by the cars as he looks at oncoming traffic from a freeway overpass, and he has the urge to jump to end the emotional pain that he now experiences.

• Dr. Carrothers asks Andy to write a letter to Rob or Rob’s parents to vent some emotion and pain as an alternative to suicide.

• While Andy can see Monty as a doctor or lawyer and Keisha as “the first black woman somethin’ or other,” he doesn’t see a future for himself.

• Andy takes Monty up on his offer to sleep with Rocketman after he has a nightmare in which Rob asks him to kill himself.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

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CCSS.RL.8.6

Why is Andy willing to sleep with his brother Monty’s Rocketman action figure?

• It is clear from the morning announcements that Andy is doing well in basketball. As captain, he led his team to victory in their last game.

• Andy becomes hypnotized by the cars as he looks at oncoming traffic from a freeway overpass, and he has the urge to jump to end the emotional pain that he now experiences.

• Dr. Carrothers asks Andy to write a letter to Rob or Rob’s parents to vent some emotion and pain as an alternative to suicide.

• While Andy can see Monty as a doctor or lawyer and Keisha as “the first black woman somethin’ or other,” he doesn’t see a future for himself.

• Andy takes Monty up on his offer to sleep with Rocketman after he has a nightmare in which Rob asks him to kill himself.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What did Andy worry about rob feeling in the cemetery?

• dirty
• uptight 
• hot
• cold

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CCSS.RL.7.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

According to Ms. Blackwell, why was it illegal for Puritans to wear red 300 years ago?  

• It represented Valentine's Day
• It symbolized evil or the devil
• It was their least favorite color
• It didn't match what they were wearing

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

In the poem that Ms. Blackwell read in class, what was the significance of the snow?

• It's temperature
• It's color

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