The Boy and the Bayonet

Who are the main characters of the story?

• Bud

• The judge

• Hannah

• Little Sister

What is point of view?

• Birds eye view

• Looking at a character in a certain way

• The perspective of the character

• The scene of a story

A crucial plot point is when Bud drops his...

"The boys were a little cold to him, and some were brutal. But most of them recognized the fact that what had happened to Tom Harris might have happened to any one of them. Besides, since the percentage had been shown, it was found that "B" had outpointed them in many ways, and so their loss was not due to the one grave error."

How does the author use the paragraph to develop a point of view about Bud's mistake?

• to explain why the boys were so angry with Bud

• to convey how the boys planned to surprise Bud

• to show many boys were sympathetic to Bud’s mistake

• to demonstrate that the boys barely noticed Bud’s mistake

Which character creates the greatest change in Bud´s point of view of the bayonet incident

• His classmates

• Little Sister

• Hannah

• The judge

How does the judge´s speech at the assembly change the point of view of Bud?

• He feels like he is the best student.

• He is embarrassed the judge called him out.

• He is no longer proud, but ashamed by his failure.

• He is no longer ashamed, but proud of his determination.

What is Hannah´s point of view in Bud suggesting he does not go to school.

• She does not seem to care very much if he goes to school or not. She let´s Bud make his own decision on the matter.

• She is going to make Bud go to school because he should care about his learning rather than what other boys have to say.

• She feels empathetic towards Bud and remembers a time when his father gave up because he encountered an obstacle.

• She is going to let Bud stay at home and play Fortnite for 14 hours and eat Doritos for dinner.

What is dialogue?

• Two or more characters are speaking to each other.

• A character speaking to themselves

• A person reading gets distracted.

• A character is written out of the story.

Why is the dialogue not written in academic English?

• Because the author messed up

• Because writing in a certain dialect adds to the character

• Academic English is boring

• What´s dialogue?

Reread the following excerpt, and answer the question below.

"I'm ashamed to show my face to the boys." "What you say about de boys? De boys ain't a-goin' to give you an edgication when you need it."

How does the author use this exchange to develop and contrast Bud’s and Hannah’s points of view about Bud going back to school?

• by showing that Bud doesn’t think the school will teach him, while Hannah thinks it will

• by showing that Bud is worried about his schoolmates, while Hannah is focused on what he learns

• by showing that Hannah doesn’t think his schoolmates will notice Bud, while Bud is afraid they will

• by showing that Hannah thinks Bud’s schoolmates will waste his time, while Bud is worried about his grades