1) How does the writer use descriptive techniques to create a compelling setting? 2) In your own words, what is Judson Webb doing at the beginning of the story?

3) What does Mabel incorrectly accuse Judson of?

4) Why exactly is Judson Webb looking at bourbon?

5) What exactly has caused Webb's anger?

6) What exactly is Judson's plan for revenge?

7) What are Mabel's reasons why Judson should not take the law into his own hands?

8) In your own words, summarize the events that take place after Mabel leaves the cabin.

9) What is the twist at the end and why is this ironic?

10) What evidence of foreshadowing is there in the story?

Story: Ruthless by William De Mille

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

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