Us and Them

What information do we get about the author when he says it" felt as if my favorite show had been cancelled?

• He misses playing with the Tomkey children.

• The neighbors refuse to discuss the Tomkeys.

• He is obsessed in watching the Tomkeys.

• His family is trying to give up television.

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People would most likely negatively evaluate the author's feelings a the end of the essay because the main reason he dislike the Tomkeys is that ...

• His mother gave them all of his candy,

• They were too ignorant to do holidays right.

• They made him drop chocolate on the bed.

• It is easier than admitting he was ordinary.

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What is the difference between and memoir and an autobiography?

• An autobiography is written by another person while a memoir is written by the person who something happened to.

• An autobiography and memoir are the exact same thing.

• An autobiography is a short story and a memoir has lines.

• An autobiography is about one's life whereas a memoir is about one's own specific experience or one event.

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Which scene from the memoir seems to show a significant amount of imagery?

• The mother at the door speaking to the Tomkey children.

• The author tearing open all the candy he can and shoving it into his mouth as quickly as possible.

• The author spending time at home with his sisters.

• The author watching the Tomkeys at night in their windows.

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What is one theme that would fit the memoir?

• It's better to not stare in windows at your neighbors.

• Everyone shows and represents a different type of normalcy

• Stay away from foods that you are allergic to.

• Treat everyone with kindness.

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Which characteristics does the reader see when Sedaris is cramming as much of his Halloween candy in his mouth as he can , though chocolate makes him very ill.

• thoughtful

• greedy

• sad

• angry

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What would the author's main purpose be for writing this selections about his life>

• To explain to the reader that you should be kind to all of your neighbors.

• To convince the reader to act in any way that makes you feel normal.

• To show that crazy things can happen on Halloween.

• To add some humor and the describe an experience he probably feels some regret for.

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Who claims to agree with Mr. Tomkey about television but fails to act like him?

• the Tomkey family

• one of the author's teachers

• the author's mother and father

• some of the author's siblings

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Why does the author's mother have to retrieve candy for the Tomkey children herself?

• Her children are hiding the candy in their rooms

• The children bring out older, unhealthy candy.

• She dislikes talking with the Tomkey family

• Her children have already eaten their candy

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Vocabulary: merit means to

• celebrate

• deserve

• lose

• sell

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