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WorksheetsButtons, Buttons
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
Paragraph 27: Why is Mr. Steward at the Lewises' apartment?
To ask them for a favor.
To join them for dinner.
To convince them to buy something.
To explain the package they received.
Paragraph 50: What will happen if the Lewises press the button?
They will be rewarded and will save a stranger's life.
They will not be rewarded, and someone they know will die.
They will be rewarded, but someone they do not know will die.
They will not be rewarded but will save a stranger's life.
Paragraph 69: What causes a conflict in the story?
Norma and Arthur are insulted by how Mr. Steward spoke to them.
Norma is curious about the button unit, but Arthur is offended by it.
Arthur wants the money Mr. Steward offered, but Norma does not.
Arthur wants to know more about the button, but Norma doesn't.
Paragraph 86: Why does Norma call Mr. Steward?
Paragraph 116: How does Norma worsen their conflict?
Paragraph 116: How does Norma worsen their conflict?
By mocking Arthur's feelings about the button unit.
By suggesting that Arthur does not make enough money.
By defending Mr. Steward and the design of the button unit.
By suggesting that she is willing to use the button unit for the money.
Paragraph 145: What matters most to Norma?
(a)
Paragraph 163: What happens to Arthur at the end of he story?
He leaves Norma.
He is injured in a train accident.
He is hospitalized for a serious illness.
He dies after Norma pushes the button.
(RL.6, RL.1) What do paragraphs 97-106 reveal about Norma's view of the world?
(RL.6, RL.1) How is Arthur's perspective similar or different from Norma's?
(RL.3) What does Norma and Arthur's last dialogue reveal about her motivations for pushing the button?
(RL.4) Why were Arthur's hands "trembling" (paragraph 144)?
(RL.2) Theme is a message the author has for the readers. To determine a theme, identify big ideas connected to the story and what the story shows about these ideas. Then, write a theme statement that reveals an universal message. What's the theme of "Buttons, Buttons"?
