SBUA 1.1 Study Questions

How does the setting of the classroom after class has ended impact the resolution of “Seventh Grade?” (R1.1)

• It allows the narrator to see why his teacher didn’t correct him in front of the class.

• It allows the narrator to talk to Micheal and learn some real words in French.

• It allows the narrator to figure out a plan for impressing Teresa by tutoring her.

• It allows the narrator to hear Teresa’s reaction to his incorrect answer during class.

Select two ways the setting of the train impacts the plot of “Hearts and Hands?” (R1.1)

• It provides a common location for the characters to talk about and bond over.

• It allows the marshal and Mr. Easton to leave without the truth being revealed to Miss Fairchild.

• It causes Miss Fairchild to doubt Mr. Easton’s story based on his train ticket and destination.

• It creates the circumstances for the characters to be in close conversation but also to be overheard by other passengers.

• It allows the truth to be revealed when the train arrives at the station and the characters exit to their destinations.

How are the themes “expectations can blind you to the truth” and “appearances are not always what they seem” developed similarly in “Hearts and Hands?” (R1.2)

• by using hyperbole to exaggerate the appearances of Mr. Easton and the Marshall.

• by using metaphors to compare life in the East to life in the West.

• by using irony to illustrate Miss Fairchild’s assumptions about the men she meets.

• by using repetition to emphasize the expectations that the characters have about the West.

“My mother sent up a silver thread

for me to slide down on.

She knows me so well.

She knows I like silver. “

• Teenagers are quick to anger and quick to recover

• Parents have a lot of patience when dealing with teenagers

• Both themes

“‘I got mad at my mother

so I flew to the moon.’

• Teenagers are quick to anger and quick to recover

• Parents have a lot of patience when dealing with teenagers

• Both themes

“She looked left and right for me.

She looked deep and far.”

• Teenagers are quick to anger and quick to recover

• Parents have a lot of patience when dealing with teenagers

• Both themes

“Then I whistled and she tipped her head.

It gets cold at night on the moon.”

• Teenagers are quick to anger and quick to recover

• Parents have a lot of patience when dealing with teenagers

• Both themes

Read this excerpt: “I couldn’t tell her. Knowledge like this was too much for the ordinary run-of-the-mill person. I had to keep it to myself. “Nothing,” I gasped. I leaped up, snatched the book, and hurried out of the room.” What does this interaction reveal about the narrator's perspective of his wife? (R.1.3)

• The narrator appreciates that his wife allows his time to read in peace.

• The narrator does not trust his wife with the knowledge that he has discovered.

• The narrator doesn’t think his wife could handle the contents of the book that he is reading.

• The narrator dislikes when his wife tries to eavesdrop on what he is reading about.

Which sentence suggests that the speaker of “Teenagers” is likely to exaggerate and therefore may be unreliable? (R.1.3)

• and we become strangers //in our own home. (lines 4-5)

• I pace the hall, hear whispers,//a code I knew but can't remember (lines 6-7)

• I see//familiar skin now stretched on long bodies (lines 11-12)

• that move past me //glowing almost like pearls. (lines 13-14)

Which sentence represents a common idea of both “Mad” and “Teenagers”? (R.3.3)

• Teenagers often dislike their parents.

• Parents must be patient with teenagers.

• Parents and teenagers are easily frustrated.

• Teenagers struggle to understand their parents.