Blood Short Story by Zdravka Evtimova

Which phrase from the selection best support the idea that the woman who visits the narrator’s shop is desperate?

• a strange small woman entered my room

• her arms trembling, unnaturally pale

• she had not come to buy lizards

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Which sentences best illustrate the narrator’s conflict?

• I didn’t have any mole’s blood. I didn’t have any moles. I imagined the women in the room, sobbing.

• The early winter blizzards hurled snowflakes against the windows and sang in my veins. I could not forget that woman

• Her shoulders were weightless and frail, and tears were streaking her delicately wrinkled cheeks. Her whole body shook and I thought she would collapse, so I caught her trembling arms.

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Through the narrator’s experience, the author explores the idea of —

• A working hard to survive in the world

• feeling pressure to live a certain way

• wanting to relieve other people’s suffering

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The author of “Blood” uses imagery, figurative language, and word choice to indicate information about the characters.

Which character trait does the author imply about each the narrator?

• helpful

• scared

• crazy

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Which of the following is a message the author conveys in the story?

• lying can get one into trouble

• helping others is a bad idea

• be careful who you trust

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