Big Fish

His old scaly hand crawls over to touch my knee. His fingers are white, the nails cracking and dull, like old silver. (p#15)

In this paragraph, the author uses imagery to ---

• show the son's fear of being touched by his father

• imply that the father may not really be dying after all

• emphasize how aged and decrepit the father appears to his son

• suggest that the son has little respect for his father

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which TWO lines of dialogue provide the best evidence that the father is questioning his priorities?

• "Now all that seems so unimportant, you know?"

• "Remembering a man's stories makes him immortal, did you know that?"

• "I had dinner with a prime minister once, William."

• "The point is, I think--the point is I tried to get home more."

• "I wasn't going to tell you about the two-head lady, Mr. Smarty-pants," he says.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

In paragraphs 3 through 5, the son uses the phrases "Let me guess" and "no doubt" in talking to his father. Which two words best describe the son's tone in the dialogue?

• naive

• sarcastic

• indignant

• irreverent

• hypercritical

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Which sentence best describes the father's moral dilemma?

• choose between impressing his son with outlandish stories and admitting that he is a financial failure.

• resolve feelings about his failure to persuade his song to follow in his footsteps.

• decide whether to pursue his dreams or devote himself to helping his son.

• reconcile his lifelong desire to be important with the knowledge that he neglected his family.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Paragraph 20 reveals that the father views his childhood home of Ashland as -

• a place of tremendous comfort

• a place with limited opportunities

• the best place to raise a family

• a place of haunting memories

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

The story explores the theme of a son -

• making peace with his father

• disappointing his father

• imitating his father

• trying to impress his father

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does paragraph 16 reveal about the son?

• He blames himself for his father's long absences.

• He thinks his father never gave them the opportunity to be close.

• He is too willing to forgive his father for lying.

• He is unwilling to share what he knows with his father.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4