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A Summer's Reading
A Summer's Reading
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a review of the story A Summer's Reading
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1
The main message of the story is...
Its easy to realize the American dream
reading good books can make you educated and successful
Noone can help you
In order to change you must work hard.
2
How did Mr. C escape the reality?
he sat on the stoop
He talked with George
He went to the park
He drunk alcohol
3
Why is the story called a Summer's Reading?
George changed his thinking and decided to read good books
Mr. C read the New York Times in the summer
George read books in the summer
George told Mr. C about the books he was reading that summer
4
Where did George go at night?
to a store
to his room
to a park
to meet Mr. C
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What happened as a result of the first rumor?
Sophie gave him some money
He felt respected
neighbors smiled at him
He stayed in his room
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What happened in the 1930s?
The Great Depression
the American dream
World War I
World War II
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Why did George respect Mr. C?
He was his neighbor
He worked in the train station
He asked different questions
He was intelligent
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When does the story take place?
in 2000
in the 1930s
in the 1960s
in the 1920s
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what were George's problems?
He didn't finish high school
He liked Mr. Cattanzara
He went to the park
He had no job
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The neighborhood was...
beautiful
small
cool and private
neglected and hot
11
How old is George?
23
almost 21
almost 20
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What did George do at the end of the story?
met Mr. Cattanzara
went to the park
locked himself in his room ashamed
went to the library and started reading a book.
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Where does the story take place?
New York City
Chicago
a park
a poor immigrants neighborhood
14
What was the first lie George told?
He finished reading 100 books
He was reading magazines
He never read any good book
He started reading 100 library books
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What was the second rumour Mr. C spread?
George began reading 100 library books
George finished reading 100 books in the summer
George got a good job
George went to a summer school
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Who said"George don't do what I did"?
his father
his neighbor
Sophie
Mr. Cattanzara
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Where did Sophie work?
In a shop in Brooklyn
In the butcher's store
In the fish market
In a cafeteria in the Bronx
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What did George dream to get?
a girlfriend
respect
a private house
a new car
