English 10R-Wednesday, 9/14/16

Homework:  

-Finish reading:  “By the Waters of Babylon” with text dependent questions.

Text-dependent Questions           (story pages 6-10)

The narrator says, “My hunger for knowledge burned in me--there was so much that I could not understand.” What impact does the author achieve in using this figure of speech? What can we infer about the narrator’s desire for knowledge? (Cite specific text evidence in your response, Page 6)

The narrator says “…I had gone past what was forbidden.” What is meant by this? What does this tell us about the narrator’s actions at this point in the story? (Cite specific textual evidence in your response, Page 6.)

What leads the narrator to conclude that the god who lived there must have been wise? What can we infer about the importance of knowledge to the narrator? (Cite specific text evidence in your answer, page 7)

What does the narrator realize about the gods’ knowledge? (Cite specific text evidence in your answer, bottom of Page 8.)

The father says. “Truth is a hard deer to hunt….you may die of the truth.” What is meant by this statement? (Cite textual evidence in your response, Page 10.)

The narrator says, “He was right-it is better that truth should come little by little.” What is meant by this statement? (Cite specific evidence to support your answer, Page 10.)