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CONTEXT INFO
❏ The narrator has a mom, a dad, a sister, a grandmother and a dog.
VOCABULARY WORDS
Word / Term Definition
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perseverence
KEY EVENTS
page Event
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Magic 3 7
Metaphor 8
Vivid 8
Hyperbole 8
Allusion 8
Repetition 9
Personification 9
Vivid / Magic 3 9
Magic 3 9
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Device page example
Simile / hyperbole 9
Magic 3 9
Magic 3 9
Magic 3 10
Repetition 11
Magic 3 / hyperbole / 11
metaphor
Magic 3 11
Metaphor 11
Repetition 11
Allusion 11
Metaphor 13
Magic 3 13
Magic 3 13
Magic 3 13
Personification? 13
Onomatopoeia 14
CHARACTER INFO
Character Detail
Narrator
Narrator’s family
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THEME INFO AND SYMBOLS
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BY EXPLAINING YOUR OPINION USING SPECIFIC DETAILS FROM THE TEXT TO
SUPPORT YOUR POINT OF VIEW. INCLUDE PAGE NUMBERS WITH YOUR TEXT REFERENCES.
1. Why IS chicken so important to the narrator? What does it symbolize for him?
2. In this chapter, author Sherman Alexis makes extensive use of repetition, particularly in
groupings of three. This is referred to as “the Magic 3”. Look at some of the examples and imagine
cutting out one or two items in the three item lists. Would the chapter be as effective, as vivid or as
clear? Give reasons for your answer and use examples.
3. What are some information that the author and narrator provide about the setting (time / location)
in this chapter?
OR
(b) Can you empathize (imagine how it felt) for the narrator (Junior) as he ran away from his father
at the end of the chapter?
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