Unit 3 Study Guide
Vocabulary
“Amigo Brothers”
· Barrage
· Bedlam
· Clarity
· Devastating
· Dispel
· Flail
· Pensively
· Perpetual
· Torrent
· Unbridled
“The War of the Wall”
· Aroma
· Beckon
· Inscription
· Masterpiece
· Trance
“Fish” & “Homeless”
· Contemplate
· Inevitably
· Preoccupied
· Retort
· Threshold
· Urgency
“A Crush”
· Cherish
· Discreetly
· Excess
· Improbable
· Taut
· Usher
“Amigo Brothers”
· What is the main idea of the story?
· How are the boys alike and different?
· What sport do the boys have in common?
· Describe how the boys fight.
· What happens at the end of the story?
“The War of the Wall”
· What is the setting of the story?
· Why are the license plates on the painter lady’s car important?
· How do the narrator and Lou feel about the painter lady at first?
· At the end of the story, how do the people feel about the painter lady?
· Who is the painter lady? How is she connected to the community?
· Where do the narrator and Lou work? Who is their boss?
“Fish”
· Why do you think Mrs. Markham watches Willie closely?
· Why do you think Willie’s mom won’t help the homeless man?
· What do the fish with no eyes symbolize?
· What does Willie give the homeless man?
· To Mrs. Markham, what is money a symbol of?
“Homeless”
· Why do homeless people avoid shelters?
· What does a home represent to the author?
· Who does the author speak to in the bus terminal?
· What does Ann carry with her? What is Ann trying to prove?
· What does the author tell you she loves about her house?
· Where does the author meet Ann?
“A Crush”
· How does Ernie change in the story?
· What is Ernie’s favorite thing?
· What does Ernie leave for Dolores each Wednesday and why?
· What do others presume about Dolores’s love life?