Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo

What was the main reason for the narrator's father to let the boys surf the truck?

• The father wants to challenge authority.

• The father believes his wife will not mind.

• The father did not have an easy childhood.

• The father did it himself when he was young.

What is the main purpose of paragraph 4?

• To highlight the setting of the story.

• To explain the resolution of a conflict.

• To reveal the motivation of a character.

• To illustrate the relationship between two characters.

Based on paragraph 7, what happens as the rides in the truck continue?

• The rules become less rigid.

• The different rules are compared.

• The rules become clear to the narrator.

• The mother of the narrator adds more rules.

Based on paragraph 8, what is the main reason the narrator is intrigued with Bobby's refusal to cry?

• He is worried about Bobby's attitude.

• He does not possess Bobby's willpower.

• He knows that Bobby has a difficult life.

• He is not convinced that Bobby is sincere.

Based on paragraph 9, what is the main reason the narrator's father lets the boys surf the truck?

• The father wants to challenge authority.

• The father believes his wife will not mind.

• The father did not have an easy childhood.

• The father did it himself when he was young.

What is the main reason the narrator envies Bobby's self-control?

• Bobby never cries when he is hurt.

• Bobby never pays the bridge toll.

• Bobby never gets injured in the milk truck.

• Bobby never has to do chores.

What is the main reason the narrator's father is worried about the boys getting hurt?

• He doesn't want them to have too much fun.

• He doesn't want to be responsible for their injuries.

• He doesn't want them to damage the milk truck.

• He doesn't want them to disobey Mr. Marconi.

What is the main reason the narrator wishes Bobby would cry when he gets hurt?

• To show that Bobby is not as brave as he seems.

• To lessen the gulf between them.

• To make the narrator feel better about his own injuries.

• To prove that the narrator is more courageous.

What is the main reason the milk-truck surfing ended?

• The narrator's father got mad at them.

• The narrator broke his wrist.

• Bobby refused to surf the truck anymore.

• Bobby got seriously injured.

What is the main reason the narrator's father didn't get mad when he saw Bobby's broken wrist?

• He knew it was an accident.

• He didn't want to upset the narrator.

• He was too shocked to react.

• He blamed himself for the injury.