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ACT Reading 1.10 Prose Fiction 304 Views


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Prose Fiction Drill 1.10. Which of the following best describes the narrator's attitude toward his father?

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Here's your shmoop du jour... We're sure you're sick of this passage

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by now, but feel free to hit pause and review it again if you'd like...

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Which of the following best describes the narrator's attitude toward his father?

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And here are some potential answers...

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The best way to go about a question like this one is to fix each of the four possibilities

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in our minds, then go back and read the part about the Dad.

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So, as we read we'll be asking ourselves...

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Is the narrator A) uneasy, B) resentful, C) compassionate, or D) indifferent?

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Here's the super-long sentence again where we can find what we need.

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Wow, the narrator says outright that he feels compassion for his dearly departed dad. This

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one's a no-brainer.

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Looks like the answer is C for "Compassionate." No contest.

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