Question

Small story, questions?

Answer 1

For questions 17–19, read the passage below, "Barn Burning" by William Faulkner.

1 To-morrow they were there. In the early afternoon the wagon stopped before a paintless two-room
2 house identical almost with the dozen others it had stopped before even in the boy’s ten years, and again,
3 as on the other dozen occasions, his mother and aunt got down and began to unload the wagon,
4 although his two sisters and his father and brother had not moved.
5 "Likely hit ain’t fitten for hawgs," one of the sisters said.
6 "Nevertheless, fit it will and you’ll hog it and like it," his father said. "Get out of them chairs
7 and help your Ma unload."
8 The two sisters got down, big, bovine, in a flutter of cheap ribbons; one of them drew from the
9 jumbled wagon bed a battered lantern, the other a worn broom. His father handed the reins to the
10 older son and began to climb stiffly over the wheel. "When they get unloaded, take the team to the
11 barn and feed them." Then he said, and at first the boy thought he was still speaking to his
12 brother: "Come with me."
13 "Me?" he said.
14 "Yes," his father said. "You."
15 "Abner," his mother said. His father paused and looked back—the harsh level stare beneath the shaggy,
16 graying, irascible brows.
17 "I reckon I’ll have a word with the man that aims to begin to-morrow owning me body and soul for
18 the next eight months."
19 They went back up the road. A week ago—or before last night, that is—he would have asked where
20 they were going, but not now. His father had struck him before last night but never before had he paused afterward to explain why; it was as if the blow and the following calm, outrageous voice still rang,
21 repercussed, divulging nothing to him save the terrible handicap of being young, the light weight of his
22 few years, just heavy enough to prevent his soaring free of the world as it seemed to be ordered but
23 not heavy enough to keep him footed solid in it, to resist it and try to change the course of
24 its events.
16.

From the phrase "even in the boy’s ten years" in line 2, it can be inferred that
(1 point)

the boy remembers all their moves.the family has always been moving.the family moved around in the same neighborhood.none of the above

17.
The man referenced to in line 17 is best described as
(1 point)

a judge.a neighbor.an enemy.the father’s employer.

18.

The last paragraph contains an example of
(1 point)

hyperbole.simile.alliteration.none of the above

19.
The last paragraph describes the boy’s
(1 point)

innocence.loss of innocence.anger.small size.

Answer 2

This story is really complicated for me so I got confused. I need help with the questions.

Answer 3

What I think the answers are:
16."The family has moved"
17."The father's employer"
18.
19.innocence

Answer 4

@Thesmarterone

Answer 5

I agree with you on the first and second.
When the man says "owns my body and soul", he is probably describing his boss.

Answer 6

For 19, it could be describing his loss of innocence.
It says "but never before has he explained why afterwards"
This suggests he has been beaten before, but his father never explained why.
Maybe the explanation broke his innocence.

Answer 7

18.
"horrible handicap of being young"
Is youth a handicap? Or is this just a hyperbole?
I think it is probably just a hyperbole, since how is youth a handicap?
Aren't adults always saying "I wish I was young again"?

Answer 8

I guess that makes the most sense. At first I thought there was none.

And yeah I assumed it was just innocence, I never got that he was beaten so that's new.

Answer 9

He hit him, it says it.
It also says it as if it was a reoccurring thing.

Answer 10

Thanks for pointing that out. Do you mind helping me with a few other questions? It's not about a story, just about some complicated words.

Answer 11

Sure.

Answer 12

For questions 20–25, choose the meaning of the bold word.
20.
If we complained about indiscernible ailments as children, Mommy would say, "Don’t go looking for trouble, because it will find you."
(1 point)

contagious
vague
painful
unpleasant

21.

We felt then a gratifying sense of inclusion, but it had unfortunately come too late.
(1 point)

reluctant
complete
frightening
pleasing

22.

No amount of kicking, screaming, or pleading could dissuade my mother, who was solidly determined to have us learn the language of our heritage.
(1 point)

embarrass
discourage
distract
shame

23.

Their wives turn to lard after a couple of babies, and remain sweetly compliant as they take care of yours.
(1 point)

ignorant
ambitious
determine
deager to please

24.

It will have a tremendous negative economic impact on their organization and, we hope, will convince them that it is not worth it to keep a pejorative name for their team.
(1 point)

debatable
negative
ethnic
historic

25.

Two years later two of the men were dead, one had moved in with his married daughter in the suburbs, and the three remaining sat and watched dolefully as people waited each night for a table in the restaurant.
(1 point)
sorrowfully
angrily
cheerfully
hopefully

Answer 13

What are the bold words? Just list them.

Answer 14

20. indiscernible

21.gratifying

22.dissuade

23.compliant

24pejorative

25.dolefully

Answer 15

Indescribable could mean vague or unpleasant. Which do you think?

Answer 16

None of the answers match the proper definition. The closest one is vague which you have said. So I agree with that.

Answer 17

Ah, gratifying. This one seems like it could be pleasing or complete.
I would say pleasing, but a feeling of completeness could be nice as well.

Answer 18

Seems more of pleasing

Answer 19

"Dissuade" and trying to stop her from being "determined"...hm
Discourage?

Answer 20

I agree. Would distract not make any sense though?

Answer 21

Distract her....that could work as well.
No amount of kicking, screaming, or pleading could distract my mother, who was solidly determined to have us learn the language of our heritage.
Or
No amount of kicking, screaming, or pleading could discourage my mother, who was solidly determined to have us learn the language of our heritage.

Answer 22

I'd go with discourage, and I assume the next one will be eager to please?**

Answer 23

It seems to be the most logical one.
Try using the words in place of the bold ones.
Then type in what you think seems to be the best.

Answer 24

Negative, sorrowfully. What do you think?

Answer 25

Well, for negative, I think it could also be debatable. Negative, however seems to be more likely.
Sorrowfully is the best answer, I agree.

Answer 26

Okay thanks for helping me out ^_^ I appreciate it