From An American Childhood
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In American Childhood, the author discovers that she-not the world-can control her feelings.
- 1.Why does the author of An American Childhood resist going to bed when she is five.
- A.
She has nightmares about monsters
- B.
She does not want to be in the same bedroom with her sister.
- C.
.She sees something scary in her room at night.
- 2.Why does the author of An American Childhood not tell anyone about her feelings at bedtime?
- A.
She does not think anyone will care.
- B.
She is too afraid.
- C.
She knows her parents are in the next room.
- 3.In An American Childhood, why does the author's sister not feel the same as the author?
- A.
She is sleeping.
- B.
She is too young to have such feelings.
- C.
She has more courage.
- 4.Which of these sentences from An American Childhood does NOT create a mood of fear?
- A.
"If I spoke of it, it would kill me."
- B.
"Even at two she composed herself attractively for sleep."
- C.
"I lay alone and was almost asleep when the thing entered the room by flattening itself against the open door and sliding in."
- 5.The author of An American Childhood describes a previous experience in which she heard a loud noise during her naps. How is this similar to her experience at bedtime?
- A.
She figures out that the noise and light are caused by everyday things.
- B.
Both happen at night.
- C.
She realizes that both experiences occur because of passing cars.
- 6.What happens after the author of An American Childhood figures out the mystery?
- A.
She tries to scare her sister with the mystery.
- B.
She explains it to her parents, and they all laugh.
- C.
She is never afraid again.
- 7.In An American Childhood, what is the author's purpose in describing what she sees as a "spirit" entering her room?
- A.
To create a feeling of fear.
- B.
To create a feeling of boredom.
- C.
To create a feeling of humor.
- 8.
- A.
The author spend much of her childhood driving in cars.
- B.
The author spend most of her childhood too frightened to sleep well at night.
- C.
.The author lived near a road and shared a room with her younger sister.
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