A Day's Wait

What symptom did Schatz exhibit when he entered the room in "A Day's Wait" by Ernest Hemingway?

• He was laughing

• He was shivering

• He was sweating

• He was coughing

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

How did the doctor describe the severity of the flu in "A Day's Wait"?

• Dangerous and life-threatening

• Mild and not to worry unless it worsens

• Severe and requiring immediate hospitalization

• Unidentifiable and mysterious

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What was Schatz's temperature according to the doctor in "A Day's Wait"?

• 100 degrees

• 102 degrees

• 104 degrees

• 98 degrees

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did the narrator do to comfort Schatz in "A Day's Wait"?

• Offered to read to him

• Gave him his favorite toy

• Made him soup

• Took him for a walk

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What was Schatz's response when asked how he felt?

• Better than before

• Just the same, so far

• Much worse

• He didn't respond

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why did the narrator decide to stay with Schatz despite being told he didn't have to?

• He was waiting for it to be time to give another capsule

• Schatz asked him to stay

• He felt it was his duty

• It didn't bother him

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What activity did the narrator engage in while waiting to give Schatz his medicine?

• He went for a walk outside

• He read to himself

• He talked to Schatz about his condition

• He prepared more medicine

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What prevented the narrator from walking easily during his outdoor activity?

• It was too dark to see

• The ground was covered with ice

• There were too many people around

• He was feeling unwell

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

What did Schatz mean when he told the narrator, "You mustn't get what I have"?

• He was worried about spreading his illness

• He didn't want the narrator to stay with him

• He was referring to his personal belongings

• He was confused and disoriented

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

What was the speaker's temperature according to the doctor?

• 98 degrees

• 102.4 degrees

• 100 degrees

• 104 degrees

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9