AnswersCR English 3 S2 E3060OXThe Poetry of Physics

A Response to 9/11 by Jonathan Safran Foer Answers

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Which line from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close reveals a sentimental tone?

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I couldn’t sleep, not after hours, and it made my boots lighter to be around his things, and to touch stuff that he had touched, and to make the hangers hang a little straighter, even though I knew it didn’t matter.
B
His tuxedo was over the chair he used to sit on when he tied his shoes, and I thought, Weird. Why wasn’t it hung up with his suits?
C
Had he come from a fancy party the night before he died? But then why would he have taken off his tuxedo without hanging it up? Maybe it needed to be cleaned? But I didn’t remember a fancy party.
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If I hadn’t noticed anything else weird, I wouldn’t have thought about the tuxedo again. But I started noticing a lot.
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.One night, after what felt like a googolplex inventions, I went to Dad’s closet. We used to Greco-Roman wrestle on the floor in there, and tell hilarious jokes, and once we hung a pendulum from the ceiling and put a circle of dominoes on the floor to prove that the earth rotated.How does the narration affect Oskar’s credibility in this excerpt?

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His Greek and Roman references emphasize his intelligence.
B
His explanation of a pendulum emphasizes his maturity.
C
His fond recollections emphasize his genuine sincerity.
D
His description of his dad emphasizes his lack of stability.
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.His tuxedo was over the chair he used to sit on when he tied his shoes, and I thought, Weird. Why wasn’t it hung up with his suits? Had he come from a fancy party the night before he died? But then why would he have taken off his tuxedo without hanging it up? Maybe it needed to be cleaned? But I didn’t remember a fancy party. I remembered him tucking me in....How does the narration affect the story in this excerpt?

A
Oskar’s memories introduce the use of symbolism.
B
Oskar’s slang characterizes him as relaxed and casual.
C
Oskar’s attempts to recall the events build suspense.
D
Oskar’s rapid questioning foreshadows his panic.
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Which line from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close reveals a melancholy tone?

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As for the bracelet Mom wore to the funeral, what I did was I converted Dad’s last voice message into Morse code, and I used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . .
B
She said it was the best gift she’d ever received. I asked her if it was better than the Edible Tsunami, from when I was interested in edible meteorological events. She said, “Different.”
C
I wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing Scrabble yet. Or looking in the mirror. Or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. It wasn’t fair to Dad, and it wasn’t fair to me.
D
I made her other Morse code jewelry with Dad’s messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.I started inventing things, and then I couldn’t stop, like beavers, which I know about. People think they cut down trees so they can build dams, but in reality it’s because their teeth never stop growing, and if they didn’t constantly file them down by cutting through all of those trees, their teeth would start to grow into their own faces, which would kill them. That’s how my brain was. Which line best reflects the ambiguity of this excerpt?

A
I started inventing things, and then I couldn’t stop, like beavers
B
People think they cut down trees so they can build dams
C
in reality it’s because their teeth never stop growing
D
their teeth would start to grow into their own faces
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.I wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing Scrabble yet. Or looking in the mirror. Or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it.What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt?

A
that his mother’s activities suggest an end to her grief
B
that his mother’s activities are adversely affecting her work
C
that his mother’s attention to the mirror suggests vanity
D
that his mother’s game-playing detracts from her time with him
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.I knew I could never let Mom hear the messages, because protecting her is one of my most important raisons d’être, so what I did was I took Dad’s emergency money from on top of his dresser, and I went to the Radio Shack on Amsterdam. What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt?

A
that his mother would not understand the messages
B
that the messages would increase his mother’s suffering
C
that his father’s emergency money should be replaced
D
that the employees at Radio Shack would sympathize with him

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