Exploring Family Resilience in A Chair for My Mother

The story follows a family saving money to buy a new chair after losing their possessions in a fire. The mother works as a waitress, and the daughter helps save money in a jar. Despite the loss, the community supports them, and they eventually buy a new chair, symbolizing hope and new beginnings.

What job does the narrator's mother have?

• Nurse

• Waitress

• Teacher

• Librarian

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What do they plan to buy with the money saved in the jar?

• A new house

• A car

• A chair

• A table

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What caused them to lose their furniture?

• An earthquake

• A flood

• A fire

• A robbery

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Who helped the family after the fire?

• Only their relatives

• Neighbors and relatives

• Just their friends

• No one

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What does the family do when the jar is finally full?

• Donate it

• Exchange it for bills

• Start another jar

• Hide it

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Where did they go to purchase the chair?

• A local market

• A furniture store

• Online

• A garage sale

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How did they transport the new chair home?

• They carried it

• In a taxi

• Using a friend's truck

• By bus

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What is the new chair compared to in the story?

• A throne

• A cloud

• Goldilocks and the three bears

• A soft bed

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Who enjoys the new chair during the day?

• The grandmother

• The narrator

• The mother

• All of them

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What does the new chair symbolize for the family?

• Luxury

• New beginnings

• Comfort

• Wealth

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