Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s
homework.
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. Write in complete sentences. Give evidence to
support your points.
Option 1:
My mother and father are drunks, too, but they aren't mean
like that. Not at all. They sometimes ignore me. Sometimes they yell at me. But
they never, ever, never, ever hit me. I've never even been spanked. Really. I
think my mother wants to haul off and give me a slap, but my father won't let
it happen.
He doesn't believe in physical punishment; he believes in staring
so cold at me that I turn into a ice-covered ice cube with an icy filling.
My house is a safe place, so Rowdy spends most of his time
with us. It's like he's a family member, an extra brother and son. (3.21-3.23)
1. How does Arnold
describe his home life?
2. How is Arnold's
punish him?
3. Is Arnold’s
home a safe place? How?
4. Why do you think
Rowdy spends time with Junior’s family?
Option 2
My mother and father are drunks, too, but they aren't mean
... Not at all. They sometimes ignore me. Sometimes they yell at me. But they
never, ever, never, ever hit me. I've never even been spanked. Really. I think
my mother wants to … give me a slap, but my father won't let it happen.
He doesn't believe in physical punishment; he believes in
staring so cold at me that I turn into … ice cube with an icy filling.
My house is a safe place, so Rowdy spends most of his time
with us. It's like he's a family member, an extra brother and son. (3.21-3.23)
1. How does Arnold
describe his parents?
2. How does Arnold's
dad punish him?
3. Is Arnold’s
home a safe place? How?
4. Why do you think
Rowdy spends time with Junior’s family?
Option 3:
My mother and father are drunks, too, but they aren't mean
...
1. How are Arnold’s
parents?
They sometimes ignore me. Sometimes they yell at me. But
they never… ever hit me.
2. What do Junior’s parents do sometimes?
I've never even been
spanked. Really. I think my mother wants to … give me a slap, but my father
won't let it happen.
3. What does Junior say has never happened to him?
4. What does his mother want to do?
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