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by Cormac McCarthy 1 Name: Period: Quiz #1: / 4 (Standard ) Quiz #2: / 4 (Standard ) Quiz #3: / 4 (Standard ) Quiz #4: / 4 (Standard ) Reading and Assignment Schedule: by Cormac McCarthy Monday

1 by Cormac McCarthy 1 Name: Period: Quiz #1: / 4 (Standard ) Quiz #2: / 4 (Standard ) Quiz #3: / 4 (Standard ) Quiz #4: / 4 (Standard ) Reading and Assignment Schedule: by Cormac McCarthy Monday Wednesday Thursday Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Jan. 31 Intro to And There Will Come Soft Rains Feb. 4 Section 2 Due (pates 32 59) Feb. 11 Section 4 Due (pages ) Feb. 18 President s Day Vocabulary Feb. 6 Vocabulary #1 Quiz Flaschcards Due Feb. 13 Vocabulary #2 Quiz Flashcards Due Feb. 20 Section 6 Due (pages ) Vocabulary #3 Quiz Flashcards Due Section 1 due (pages 3 32) Feb. 7 Section 3 Due (pages 59 92) (5 week parent conferences) Feb. 14 (Valentine s Day) Section 5 Due (pages ) 5 Week Conferences Feb. 28 Section 7 Due (pages 246 end) Feb. 25 Review and Graded Socratic Seminar Feb. 27 Vocabulary Test Bring in ALL flashcards (on a ring/together) for extra points! Feb. 28 Test and Essay

2 by Cormac McCarthy 2 Section 1 (Pages 3 32) Section 1 Reading Questions 1. The two main characters are the man and the boy. Give at least 5 character traits to describe them: The man 0. Cautious The boy 0. young Describe the setting of the novel: The setting of the novel has 3. The plot moves between real life, dreams, and memories. Give one example of each, and explain why the author includes it: Real Life Dreams Memories Quotation: Quotation: Quotation: (McCarthy ) (McCarthy ) (McCarthy ) Explanation: Explanation: Explanation: 4. What judgments can you make about the man s character from the following quotation: He sat by a gray window in the gray light in an abandoned house in the late afternoon and read old newspapers while the boy slept. The curious news. The quaint concerns. At eight the primrose closes. He watched the boy sleeping. Can you do it? When the time comes? Can you? (McCarthy 28 29). The judgment I make about the man s character is

by Cormac McCarthy 3 1. Who is the lightning man? The lightning man is Section 2 (Pages 32 59) 2. Find a quotation that shows the boy s childishness: The boy exemplifies childishness when he 3.

3 by Cormac McCarthy 3 1. Who is the lightning man? The lightning man is Section 2 (Pages 32 59) 2. Find a quotation that shows the boy s childishness: The boy exemplifies childishness when he 3. The boy s childishness is often juxtaposed with the man s experience and wisdom. Find a quotation that display s the man s experience or wisdom: The man exemplifies wisdom/experience when he (McCarthy ). (McCarthy ). 4. The man and the boy sleep in a large truck in the middle of the section. What does the man find in the back of the truck? The man finds 5. What time did the clocks stop? What does this mean? Time stops at. 6. Why is it significant that the clocks stopped at that time? It is significant that the clocks stopped at that time because 7. Near the end of the section, we discover what happens to the man s wife (the boy s mother). Describe what happens to the man s wife. The man s wife 8. Identify which character traits characterize the wife (Choose all that apply): resilient unhappy suicidal kind a fighter intelligent playful charismatic sweet childish mature easily gives up talented

4 by Cormac McCarthy 4 Section 3 (Pages 59 92) 1. Describe the incident with the cannibals in the beginning of this section: At the beginning of this section, the cannibals 2. Based on your knowledge of the man, what would happen if the cannibals kidnapped the boy? If the cannibals kidnapped the boy, then 3. The boy s character is kind, generous, and naïve. Find one quotation that displays one of these characteristics, and analyze the quotation: Quotation: Analysis: (McCarthy ). 4. On page 83, the boy mentions some kind of fire. Infer what the fire means to the boy, and explain why it is important to him. The fire means 5. Finish the analogy: The fire is to the boy as is to the man. 6. On pages 90 91, the man and the boy walk through an orchard the man refers to as the killing fields. They pass by a wall of shrunken human heads. Justify why someone would create such a wall: The wall filled with shrunken human heads might be created by people because

by Cormac McCarthy 5 Section 4 (Pages 93 156) 1. On page 96, the man has to fight back the rage. Useless. Elaborate as to why is the man so upset? 2.

5 by Cormac McCarthy 5 Section 4 (Pages ) 1. On page 96, the man has to fight back the rage. Useless. Elaborate as to why is the man so upset? 2. On page 98, the man can t remember where the cart is. He says he is getting stupid. Why is it difficult for him to remember where the cart is? 3. On page the man and the boy have a serious conversation. Summarize the conversation, and the effect it has on the boy. 4. The man finds a door or hatch and it was locked with a large padlock made of stacked steel plates (McCarthy 108). o What Greek myth (about a woman and a box) does this allude to? o What is underneath the hatch? o What is the importance of the man dropping the lighter in this scene? 5. On page 121, the old man finds a specific type of food. Identify the type of food, how it is symbolic, and what it alludes to: 6. Describe what the man and the boy find underground on pages :

6 by Cormac McCarthy 6 7. Why do you think the man and the boy conveniently find such a cache of food and goods? What is the author s purpose in giving the characters this temporary relief? 8. List a few things the man teaches the boy while they live in the bomb shelter: 9. Why do they leave the bomb shelter? 10. Create an analytical question (from the question stems) and answer it for this section: Examples Your Work Question stems: Question: What is the relationship between. Evaluate why the character does How would it be different if the was changed to? Answers Answer: The relationship between and is. The character acts in way because.. This scene would be different if was changed to because.

by Cormac McCarthy 7 Section 5 (Pages 156 213) 1. There are several things that the man says and does that the boy does not understand because the man is from a time before 1:17.

7 by Cormac McCarthy 7 Section 5 (Pages ) 1. There are several things that the man says and does that the boy does not understand because the man is from a time before 1:17. Find a phrase the boy does not understand because of this: 2. The man and the boy meet a mysterious character around pages What items do they give to the man, and what do they allow him to do with them? 3. What is the old man s name? (This is a trick question, be careful of your answer.) 4. The man and the old man have a conversation together. Circle which items are discussed, cross off which items are not discussed. One has been done for you: Wishing for death God Trust Nightmares Prophets Death Knowing this was all coming Charity from strangers The days before the war Cannibalism Coincidences Real names Suicide The man s wife Children 6. Riddle: How do you kill death? Find the answer between pages You kill death when 7. Create an amazing, thought provoking question for this section that will stump your neighbor, but does have an answer:

8 by Cormac McCarthy 8 Section 6 ( ) 1. The man and the boy reach the coast. Describe the ocean, and elaborate on its effect on the man and the boy: 2. The man and boy see a boat, and the man decides to scavenge for items. Describe some of the items they take: 3. One important item they take is the flare gun. Why do you think the man and the boy shoot it? 4. Who is the boy trying to notify by shooting off the flare gun on page 246? 5. Criticize the boy s approach to religion. In what ways is it liberating, and in what ways is it limited? Liberating Aspects Limiting Aspects 5. Criticize the man s approach to religion. In what ways is it liberating, and in what ways is it limited? Liberating Aspects Limiting Aspects

by Cormac McCarthy 9 Section 7 (246 end) 1. The boy becomes very ill. Describe a few things the father does to care for him. 2. What happens to all their possessions when they go for a walk?

9 by Cormac McCarthy 9 Section 7 (246 end) 1. The boy becomes very ill. Describe a few things the father does to care for him. 2. What happens to all their possessions when they go for a walk? What do they have to do to get them back? 3. The father enacts a terrible punishment on the thief. What is the man s punishment, and how is it counteracted by the boy s actions? 4. What happens to the man on page 263? 5. What does the man do to the stranger who does this to him? How does this affect the man s health? 6. On page 279, the man says the boy isn t a good guy. What is he? 7. Summarize the events at the end of the novel. 8. Did you enjoy this novel? Why or why not?

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