Boys in the Boat Chapter 19
1. What influence have the events of Joe’s life had on his rowing, perceptions, and emotional state? How does his life keep changing?

2. Summarize Joe’s conversation with Pocock, what is he trying to tell Joe about rowing through the metaphors of orchestra/symphony?

3. If you were Joyce – would you love the kids but still HATE Harry?

4. We know that Joe eventually makes it onto Ulbrickson’s Olympic team. What are the big challenges he must conquer to get onto the team?

5. Explain Joyce's rationale behind loving and caring for Joe’s siblings but HATING his dad.

6. Describe Joe’s feelings at being put back in boat #2.

"now they have beaten me, he thought. i am too old to club sharks to death. but i will try it as long as i have the oars and the short club and the tiller."? this passage shows santiago's belief that a. he will never fish again. b. he is too old to continue fishing. c. man can be defeated but not destroyed. d. the sharks got the best of him.

Read the stanza below from the poem “tattoo” by gregg shapiro and answer the question that follows. if i could trade places with him i would pad the rest of his days wrap him in gauze and velvet absorb the shocks and treat his wounds i would scrub the numbers from his flesh extinguish the fire and give him back his life what does shapiro use to create the conceit in the lines above? a) he carries one line of poetry onto the next. b) he paints vivid word pictures that trigger the imagination by appealing to the five senses. c) he directly expresses a metaphor using like, as, or than. d) he uses physical protection to represent emotional protection.

Which of the following is an aspect of setting in a literary work? 1. time ii. place iii. social/historical context i only i and 11 ll and iii i, ii, and iii