Name: ______Per. _____ Date: 2-8-17
READING CHECK ON PARAGRAPHS 1-5 IN “Life Support”
Directions: The following questions are based on what you have read so far in the essay, “Life Support.”
The answers are based on your opinions AND the details that were present in paragraphs 1-5. Complete the sentence beginnings of the responses to form complete sentences. When asked, provide details and explanations for support.
1. In the 2nd paragraph, the narrator says she chose to go to a black school, “…so I could be with my people.”
What explanation did the narrator give to explain why it was so important for her to be with her people?
The narrator wanted to be with her people because: ______
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2. In the 1st paragraph, the narrator tells us that her, “…twenties were the worst years of [her] life.” What are the
TWO major examples she gives in paragraphs 3-5 to show why her twenties were the worst years of her life?
A. One example the narrator gives to explain why the twenties were the worst years of her life is when she tells
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B. Another example the narrator gives to explain why the twenties were the worst years of her life is when she tells
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3. In the 3rd paragraph, the narrator tells us that the president of her college took money from “…innocent kids in transition like myself.” Explain how the narrator was in transition. (Hint: What change was she going through?)
The narrator was in transition because she: ______
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4. EXTRA-CREDIT: In the 4th paragraph the narrator mentions her GPA and how it was important to her. Explain what a GPA is, and explain why it was so important to her. (Include a description of what happened when her GPA dropped.) Use complete sentences in your responses.
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