Exam 5: Narrating

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -What year did Maliszewski's grandmother write her "Rules for Happiness"?

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -What was a part of Maliszewski's bedtime routine with her daughters?

Narrating is ____________________.

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -Aside from the fact that the sweater is not hers, why does Rachel not want to claim the sweater?

Answer the following questions about the essay. -Maliszewski's grandmother wrote her rules for happiness to _____________________.

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -What is the name of the book Maliszewski reads?

Answer the following questions about the essay. -Sandra Cisneros writes from the perspective of an eleven-year-old girl. Would the essay be as effective if she had used more sophisticated vocabulary and sentence structures? Why or why not?

I began working in journalism when I was eight years old. It was my mother's idea. She wanted me to "make something" of myself and, after a levelheaded appraisal of my strengths, decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition. The flaw in my character which she had already spotted was the lack of "gumption." My idea of a perfect afternoon was lying in front of the radio rereading my favorite Big Little Book, Dick Tracy Meets Stooge Viller. My mother despised inactivity. Seeing me having a good time in repose, she was powerless to hide her disgust. "You've got no more gumption than a bump on a log," she said. "Get out in the kitchen and help Doris do those dirty dishes." -Russell Baker -What is the main point of this paragraph?

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -My oldest confides her secrets, her fears.

Answer the following questions about the essay. -The teacher's name is ___________________________.

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -Below is her manifesto .

I began working in journalism when I was eight years old. It was my mother's idea. She wanted me to "make something" of myself and, after a levelheaded appraisal of my strengths, decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition. The flaw in my character which she had already spotted was the lack of "gumption." My idea of a perfect afternoon was lying in front of the radio rereading my favorite Big Little Book, Dick Tracy Meets Stooge Viller. My mother despised inactivity. Seeing me having a good time in repose, she was powerless to hide her disgust. "You've got no more gumption than a bump on a log," she said. "Get out in the kitchen and help Doris do those dirty dishes." -Russell Baker -Give two vivid details the author provides in this paragraph. Why are they vivid?

He then took a job in a sawmill in Clatskanie, Oregon, a little town alongside the Columbia River. I was born there, and my mother has a picture of my dad standing in front of the gate to the mill, proudly holding me up to face the camera. My bonnet is on crooked and about to come untied. His hat is pushed back on his forehead, and he's wearing a big grin. Was he going in to work or just finishing his shift? It doesn't matter. In either case, he had a job and a family. These were his salad days. -Raymond Carver -Name the six journalist questions and give three examples of them from this paragraph.

Answer the following questions about the essay. -Describe the role that bowling plays in Maliszewski and her grandmother's relationship.

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -Learn to cope with problems.

Answer the following questions about the essay. -Maliszewski felt honored that her mother said she was like her ____________________.

The ____________ specific details, the _______________ vivid your story becomes because your readers will actually be able to picture the scenes.

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -How long ago did Maliszewski's grandmother die?