Nancy Fitz-Hugh Meneely - Tired

The speaker shares a personal story about inheriting letters from their father, an army surgeon during WWII, which inspired a series of poems. These poems were transformed into an oratoria by the speaker's sister, strengthening their family bond. The speaker reflects on their father's struggles and eventual suicide, culminating in a poem titled 'Tired' that explores themes of exhaustion and understanding.

What did the narrator's sister do with the poems inspired by their father's letters?

• She turned them into an oratorio.

• She published them in a book.

• She wrote a novel based on them.

• She painted a series of artworks.

What event led to the narrator and their sister gaining a deeper understanding of their father?

• Reading their father's letters.

• Visiting their father's hometown.

• Watching a documentary about the war.

• Attending a family reunion.

What realization did the narrator come to about their father's state of mind?

• He was writing a memoir.

• He was unable to cope with his war memories.

• He was planning a new career.

• He was hopeful about the future.

In the poem 'Tired', what activity did the father prefer to do alone?

• Building a house.

• Writing letters.

• Fishing.

• Gardening.

How does the narrator describe their own feelings in relation to their father's experience?

• They feel energetic and hopeful.

• They feel a sense of wrongness and fatigue.

• They feel indifferent and detached.

• They feel joyful and content.