Homework answers / question archive / This Boy’s Life by Tobias Wolff Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?       I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?       Wild by Cheryl Strayed Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?       The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?           The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?           “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?       “My Father’s Hats” by Mark Irwin Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?           “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?      

This Boy’s Life by Tobias Wolff Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?       I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?       Wild by Cheryl Strayed Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?       The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?           The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?           “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?       “My Father’s Hats” by Mark Irwin Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?           “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?      

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This Boy’s Life by Tobias Wolff

Questions	Responses
Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?
Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?
Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?
Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?
Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?
Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?
Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?
Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?

 

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Questions	Responses
Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?
Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?
Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?
Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?
Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?
Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?
Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?
Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?

 

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Questions	Responses
Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?
Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?
Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?
Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?
Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?
Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?
Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?
Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?

 

The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston

Questions	Responses
Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?
Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?
Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?
Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?
Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?
Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?
Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?
Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?

 

 

 

The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

Questions	Responses
Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?
Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?
Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?
Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?
Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?
Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?
Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?
Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?

 

 

 

“Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden

Questions	Responses
Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?
Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?
Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?
Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?
Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?
Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?
Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?
Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?

 

“My Father’s Hats” by Mark Irwin

Questions	Responses
Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?
Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?
Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?
Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?
Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?
Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?
Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?
Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?

 

 

 

“My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke

Questions	Responses
Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?
Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?
Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?
Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?
Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?
Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?
Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?
Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?