READING CHECK on PARAGRAPHS 33-42 in the One Good Man

Name: ______Per. _6_ Date: 1-19-17

READING CHECK ON PARAGRAPHS 33-42 IN “The One Good Man”

(THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL BE COUNTED AS EXTRA-CREDIT)

Directions:The following questions are based on the paragraphs33-42 of the article “The One Good Man.” Some of the responses do not require complete sentences, but if the question specifically asks you to use complete sentences, make sure that you do. If a sentence beginning is provided, provide a response that forms a complete sentence.

1.In the 33rd paragraph, when the narratorfinds out how Grizzly was given his nickname. Explain why Grizzly was given his nickname. (Be specific in explaining the significance of the name Grizzly.

The narrator learns that Grizzly got his nickname because:______

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2. What detail in the 34th paragraph makes it clear that the court viewed Grizzly’s crime as being unusually cruel and

violent?

The detail in the 34th paragraph that make it clear that the court considered Grizzly’s crimes as being unusually cruel and violent is:______

______.

______.”

3. In the 34th paragraph, Grizzly’s social worker tells the narrator “…please never let him know that I told you [why Grizzly was in prison].” Explain why Grizzly’s social worker tell this to the narrator.

Grizzly’s social worker tells the narrator not to tell Grizzly that she told her about Grizzly’s past because:______

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4. In the 34th paragraph, learns about two characteristics of Grizzly that she didn’t know before. What are the two characteristics?

One characteristic of Grizzly that the narrator learns about is:______

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Another characteristic of Grizzly that the narrator learns about is:______

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5.In the 35th paragraph, the narrator tells us she stopped writing to Grizzly after she found out why he was put in prison. However, he continued to write to her for one year. What were the characteristics of Grizzly’s letters which revealed his true nature? (

One characteristic of Grizzly’s true nature is revealed when his letters: ______

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Another characteristic of Grizzly’s true nature is revealed when his letters: ______

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6. In paragraphs 39-41, the narrator provides a sample of one of Grizzly’s better letters. Find lines from Grizzly’s letter

which help explain why the narrator started to fall in love with him. Explain HOW/WHY these lines would cause the

narrator (or women in general) to fall in love with him.

One line that explains why the narrator started to fall in love with Grizzly is when he states:“______

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______.”

This line could make the narrator fall in love with Grizzly because: ______

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Another line that explains why the narrator started to fall in love with Grizzly is when he states:“______

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______.”

This line could make the narrator fall in love with Grizzly because: ______

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7. In the last paragraph ( the 42nd paragraph), the narrator states:

“And now I’m with him too, because even many years later I am haunted by this knowledge: that somewhere in a maximum-security prison in Folsom, California, there is a Christmas photograph of me and my three children taped to a cinder-block wall.”

Circle the word in the paragraph that conveys the narrator’s sense of fear. (Circle only ONE word.) Then explain why the narrator is still afraid.

The narrator is still afraid because: ______

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8. EXTRA-CREDIT:In the last paragraph of her essay, the narrator describes how she is still afraid because of the Christmas photograph she sent to Grizzly. In your opinion, is the narrator’s fear justified or not? Provide explanations to support your opinion.

In my opinion, the narrator’s fear is(justified / not justified)because:______

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