My Father is a Simple Man-SSync

convince

• a. to cause someone to believe or agree that something is true; to persuade

• b. loud music in honor of someone’s arrival or departure

fanfare

• lasting forever or for a long time without interruption

• loud music in honor of someone’s arrival or departure

perpetual

• lasting forever or for a long time without interruption

• the act of appearing one way but being another

pretense

• to cause someone to believe or agree that something is true; to persuade

• the act of appearing one way but being another

scholar

• an expert in a particular branch of study

• lasting forever or for a long time without interruption

Which of the lines provided best illustrates the relationship between the father and the narrator?

• “I walk to town with my father”

• "I convince / him it is the fruit of scholars”

• “He has taken me on this journey”

• “remember that here is a man / who was a worker”

According to information in the poem, what does the father most likely believe?

• . That life is a continuous cycle of regrowth.

• That fruit is becoming too expensive at market

• That driving is more convenient than walking

• . That being an expert sets you apart from others.

What can you infer about the narrator's father?

• He was wise.

• He was worried.

• He was mean.

• He was educated.

What quote most strongly demonstrates the father's wisdom?

• “to buy a newspaper. He walks slower / than I do so I must slow up.”

• B. “he says he will gladly face it when / it comes but won’t jump / out in front of a car.”

• “and when the bitter-hard reality / comes at me like a punishing / evil stranger”

• “when he leaves without / benefit of fanfare or applause”

Which 3 qualities below are considered valuable traits of the father? (Check all 3)

• eats more oranges

• walks slowly

• worker & provider

• kind

• patient