Narrator's Experiences and Emotions

The transcript narrates the story of a cartoonist living in poverty on a Spokane Indian Reservation. It explores the challenges of poverty, focusing on the emotional and financial struggles faced by the family. The story highlights the illness of the narrator's dog, Oscar, and the difficult decision the family must make due to their financial constraints. It also delves into the unfulfilled dreams of the narrator's parents, emphasizing the cycle of poverty and its impact on identity and aspirations.

What does the narrator wish he could do with his cartoons?

• Make them come to life

• Win an award for them

• Sell them for millions

• Use them to replace food or money

How does the narrator describe the taste of food when hungry?

• Worse than usual

• The same as always

• Better than usual

• Bland and unappetizing

What was the initial assumption about Oscar's condition?

• He was hungry

• He was just old

• He had heat exhaustion

• He was just tired

What did the narrator's mother say about taking Oscar to the vet?

• They didn't care

• They would find a way

• They didn't have the money

• They would take him immediately

What did the narrator's mother dream of doing?

• Owning a business

• Traveling the world

• Going to college

• Becoming a teacher

What instrument does the narrator's father keep clean and shiny?

• A guitar

• A violin

• A saxophone

• A piano

What does the narrator say poverty teaches?

• How to be successful

• Strength and perseverance

• How to be happy

• How to be poor

What was the narrator's emotional reaction to his father's decision about Oscar?

• He was indifferent

• He was relieved

• He was supportive

• He was angry and upset