WorksheetsEverything Stuck to Him Check-In
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why does the young woman ask the narrator for stories about her childhood in "Everything Stuck to Him"?
She wants to learn more about her parents.
She is unsure about where she grew up.
She is writing a book about her youth.
She likes to hear the narrator talk.
What is most likely the reason the narrator in "Everything Stuck to Him" doesn't want to tell a story to the young woman?
He is afraid she will laugh at him.
He is shy about speaking aloud.
He wants to forget the past.
He is suspicious of her.
In "Everything Stuck to Him," why are the boy and girl awake most of the night before the boy's hunting trip?
The girl is ill.
They have to work.
Their baby is crying.
Their neighbors are noisy.
In "Everything Stuck to Him," what does the boy's interaction with his baby reveal about his personality?
He is nervous.
He cares about the baby.
He is distant from his wife.
He dislikes helping with the baby.
What is the young woman's reaction to the narrator's story in "Everything Stuck to Him"?
She cries.
She is angry.
She ignores him.
She is interested.
When the narrator in "Everything Stuck to Him" describes the young woman as a "survivor from top to bottom," what does he mean?
She is a tall woman.
She has survived a car accident.
She handles adversity very well.
She will live longer than the narrator.
Which statement expresses the best conclusion to be drawn about the couple whose story is told in "Everything Stuck to Him"?
They live overseas in Milan, Italy.
They are fairly young to have just had a child.
They are the daughter and son-in-law of a successful dentist.
They have both grown quite confident in their child-raising skills.
In "Everything Stuck to Him," how did the husband feel about the incident with the plate of waffles and bacon?
He found the incident surprisingly romantic.
He found the incident rather humorous.
He found the incident quite painful.
He found the incident infuriating.
To what is the narrator referring through this excerpt: Things change, he says, I don't know how they do, but they do without realizing it or wanting them to.
His relationship with his wife.
His job with the dentist.
The weather outside.
His age.
What is the relationship between the introductory story and the internal story in "Everything Stuck to Him"?
The introductory story is about a young woman who visits her father and asks him to tell her about her childhood; the internal story is a story he tells about a family with a similar past.
The introductory story is about a young woman who visits her father and asks him to tell her about her childhood; the internal story is the story he tells about when she was a baby.
The introductory story is about a married couple with a new baby; the internal story is the discussion between the narrator and his visiting daughter.
The introductory story is about a married couple with a new baby; the internal story is the commentary the narrator offers about their situation.
