My Father is a Simple Man-SSync

1.

Multiple Choice

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convince

a. to cause someone to believe or agree that something is true; to persuade

b. loud music in honor of someone’s arrival or departure

2.

Multiple Choice

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fanfare

lasting forever or for a long time without interruption

loud music in honor of someone’s arrival or departure

3.

Multiple Choice

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perpetual

lasting forever or for a long time without interruption

the act of appearing one way but being another

4.

Multiple Choice

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pretense

to cause someone to believe or agree that something is true; to persuade

the act of appearing one way but being another

5.

Multiple Choice

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scholar

an expert in a particular branch of study

lasting forever or for a long time without interruption

6.

Multiple Choice

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Which of the lines provided best illustrates the relationship between the father and the narrator?

“I walk to town with my father”

"I convince / him it is the fruit of scholars”

“He has taken me on this journey”

“remember that here is a man / who was a worker”

7.

Multiple Choice

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According to information in the poem, what does the father most likely believe?

. That life is a continuous cycle of regrowth.

That fruit is becoming too expensive at market

That driving is more convenient than walking

. That being an expert sets you apart from others.

8.

Multiple Choice

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What can you infer about the narrator's father?

He was wise.

He was worried.

He was mean.

He was educated.

9.

Multiple Choice

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What quote most strongly demonstrates the father's wisdom?

“to buy a newspaper. He walks slower / than I do so I must slow up.”

B. “he says he will gladly face it when / it comes but won’t jump / out in front of a car.”

“and when the bitter-hard reality / comes at me like a punishing / evil stranger”

“when he leaves without / benefit of fanfare or applause”

10.

Multiple Select

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Which 3 qualities below are considered valuable traits of the father? (Check all 3)

eats more oranges

walks slowly

worker & provider

kind

patient

11.

Multiple Choice

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What is a scholar?

A school for boys

An educated person

A snooty person

A person with no sense.

12.

Multiple Choice

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What is described as “the fruit of scholars”?

oranges

pomegranates

grapes

cherries

13.

Multiple Choice

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When discussing pomegranates what did father and son disagree upon?

color

weight

price

availability

14.

Multiple Choice

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What does the father think about death?

Actively seeking & hates it

Actively seeking & accepting of it

Not actively seeking & hates it

Not actively seeking & accepting of it

15.

Multiple Select

45 sec

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Check all qualities that are either specifically used or implied to describe the father

is old

slow walker

likes fruit

dislikes his son

is wise

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