Question 1.
Use the notes from your reading of "Third Quarter" to answer the question.
Which statement best compares Josh's feelings and his father's in "I run into Dad's room"?
(1 point)
O Josh wants his father to stay home while his father thinks taking a new coaching job will solve his health problems.
O Josh tries to get his mother to take his father to the hospital, but his father says not to worry her.
O Josh feels guilty about playing basketball with his father, but his father insists on continuing to coach his sons.
O Josh wants his father to take care of himself, but his father treats his heart problems lightly.
Question 2.
Use the notes from your reading of “Third Quarter” to answer the question. How does the form of “At Noon, in the Gym, with Dad” help tell the story? (1 point) Responses The repeated use of –ing verbs emphasizes the father’s skill on the court. The repeated use of –ing verbs emphasizes the father’s skill on the court. The short lines enhance the emotional effect of the lines at the end about the father. The short lines enhance the emotional effect of the lines at the end about the father. The focus on playing basketball makes the reader feel distanced from what happens to the father The focus on playing basketball makes the reader feel distanced from what happens to the father The switch to the narrator’s memory of gym class lightens the emotional impact of the poem.
question 3.
Use the notes from your reading of “Third Quarter” to answer the question. How does the form of “At Noon, in the Gym, with Dad” help tell the story? (1 point) Responses The repeated use of –ing verbs emphasizes the father’s skill on the court. The repeated use of –ing verbs emphasizes the father’s skill on the court. The short lines enhance the emotional effect of the lines at the end about the father. The short lines enhance the emotional effect of the lines at the end about the father. The focus on playing basketball makes the reader feel distanced from what happens to the father The focus on playing basketball makes the reader feel distanced from what happens to the father The switch to the narrator’s memory of gym class lightens the emotional impact of the poem.
For question 1, the statement that best compares Josh's feelings and his father's in "I run into Dad's room" is: Josh wants his father to take care of himself, but his father treats his heart problems lightly.
For question 2 and question 3, the correct answer is: The short lines enhance the emotional effect of the lines at the end about the father.