English, 19.12.2020 07:10, Cullen7926
1. PART A: Which statement best describes a major theme of the story?
A. Helping others is only valuable if a person receives something in return.
B. Taking care of animals is the best way to show kindness.
C. Growing up poor prevents people from achieving any happiness in life.
D. Good things happen to caring and loyal people.
2. PART B: What quote from the story best supports the answer to PART A?
A. âAnd whenever he found a very big lump in his throat he swallowed it for
Methuselahâs sake, and pretended that he didnât see anything in the world to cry
about.â (Paragraph 30)
B. âThe dog whined with pain when he was moved, but still licked Gobalyâs hand, as
if he understood that he was his friend and did not mean to hurt him.â
(Paragraph 49)
C. âThe doctor laughed, and said he was getting to be an old fellow, and the snow
was deep, and it was hard for him to get about; but he was sorry he hadnât come
beforeâ (Paragraph 74)
D. âMethuselah went to the hospital and was cured, and Gobalyâwell, if I should
tell you his name, you might say that you had heard of him as a famous surgeon
doctor.â (Paragraph 84)
3. How does paragraph 4 contribute to the development of the theme of the story?
4. PART A: How does Gobalyâs attitude toward Christmas change while he is shoveling snow?
A. At first he is sad that Methusaleh will not have a happy Christmas, and he
becomes even more upset when he remembers that Mrs. Pynchum will be
grumpy.
B. At first he is excited that it is Christmas, but he becomes upset when he realizes
that the children will not receive gifts.
C. At first he is happy that Christmas is coming, but he becomes even more excited
after hearing the sounds of Christmas around him.
D. At first he is upset that it will not be a happy Christmas, but his conversation
with Methuselah reminds him to be positive.
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5. PART B: What quotation gives evidence for your answer in PART A?
A. ââThen why donât he ever come here and bring us some?â said Methuselahâ
(Paragraph 24)
B. ââI wish we lived where there was a truly Christmas, like places where Uncle Sim
has beenââ (Paragraph 26)
C. âhe had become so accustomed to looking for a bright side that he could find
one when you wouldnât have thought there was any there.â (Paragraph 28)
D. âAs he was digging the very last shovelful of snow out of the path, he heard the
jingle of sleighbellsâ (Paragraph 34)
6. PART A: In paragraph 52, Dr. Carruthers calls Gobaly âan uncommon boy.â What does the
word âuncommonâ mean in this context?
A. caring
B. clever
C. different
D. disobedient
7. PART B: Which quotation offers the best evidence for your answer in PART A?
A. âGobaly answered, modestly, that he âfixed it as well as he could because there
wasnât anybody else around.ââ (Paragraph 52)
B. âHe wondered what Squire Thorndike knew about him, and he thought of every
prank he ever had played in his life.â (Paragraph 54)
C. âHe had said once in Mrs. Pynchumâs hearing that he wanted to be a doctor
when he grew upâ (Paragraph 57)
D. âIf he went away, who would take care of âThusely? And âThuselyâs heart would be
broken.â (Paragraph 64)
8. How does the scene with the injured dog contribute to the development of the theme of
the story?
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