(A Response To 9/11 By Jonathan Safran Foer)

3 September 2022
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"It's all electronic these days. Key pads. Thumbprint recognition." "That's so awesome." "I like keys." I thought for a minute, and then I got heavy, heavy boots. "Well, if people like me are a dying breed, then what's going to happen to your business?" "We'll become specialized," he said, "like a typewriter shop. We're useful now, but soon we'll be interesting." "Maybe you need a new business." "I like this business." How does the narration shape Oskar's characterization in this excerpt?
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It reveals his naivete.
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I knew I could never let Mom hear the messages, because protecting her is one of my most important raisons d'être, so what I did was I took Dad's emergency money from on top of his dresser, and I went to the Radio Shack on Amsterdam. What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt?
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that the messages would increase his mother's suffering
Explanation: The narrator assumes that their mother would be upset if she heard the messages.
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Which line from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close reveals a despondent tone?
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I zipped myself all the way into the sleeping bag of myself, not because I was hurt, and not because I had broken something, but because they were cracking up.
Explanation: I'm not going to pretend to understand what happened, but I will say that the world did not end. Not even close."The despondent tone in this line comes from the speaker's acknowledgement of the tragedy that has occurred, while also trying to find some measure of hope in the fact that the world has not ended. The speaker is clearly struggling with the idea of loss and grief, and is searching for some way to make sense of it all."
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Even after a year, I still had an extremely difficult time doing certain things, like taking showers, for some reason, and getting into elevators, obviously. There was a lot of stuff that made me panicky, like suspension bridges, germs, airplanes, fireworks...A lot of the time I'd get that feeling like I was in the middle of a huge black ocean, or in deep space, but not in the fascinating way. It's just that everything was incredibly far away from me. It was worst at night. I started inventing things, and then I couldn't stop, like beavers, which I know about. People think they cut down trees so they can build dams, but in reality it's because their teeth never stop growing.... Which word from this excerpt most reveals the tone?
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panicky
Explanation: The word panicky" from the excerpt most reveals the tone."
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His tuxedo was over the chair he used to sit on when he tied his shoes, and I thought, Weird. Why wasn't it hung up with his suits? Had he come from a fancy party the night before he died? But then why would he have taken off his tuxedo without hanging it up? Maybe it needed to be cleaned? But I didn't remember a fancy party. I remembered him tucking me in.... How does the narration affect the story in this excerpt?
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Oskar's attempts to recall the events build suspense.
Explanation: The narration in this excerpt is first person point of view. The narrator is reflecting on their father's death and the events leading up to it. The narration is emotive and reflective, which allows the reader to feel the narrator's emotions and to understand their thoughts.
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It took me nine hours to make, and I had thought about giving it to Sonny, the homeless person who I sometimes see standing outside the Alliance Française, because he puts me in heavy boots, or maybe to Lindy, the neat old woman who volunteers to give tours at the Museum of Natural History, so I could be something special to her, or even just to someone in a wheelchair. But instead I gave it to Mom. She said it was the best gift she'd ever received. Which word from this excerpt most reveals the tone?
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heavy, because the narrator's list of ideas is bizarre and a bit outrageous
Explanation: The tone of this excerpt is most revealed by the word best.""
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"I didn't do it!" I hollered, but they didn't even hear me, because they were playing music too loud and cracking up too much. I zipped myself all the way into the sleeping bag of myself, not because I was hurt, and not because I had broken something, but because they were cracking up. Even though I knew I shouldn't, I gave myself a bruise. Which of these statements best describes the ambiguity in this excerpt?
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The nature of the bruise is unclear.
Explanation: The ambiguity in this excerpt is whether or not the speaker actually did anything. The speaker could be innocent and just be trying to prove a point, or the speaker could be guilty and be trying to cover up what they did.
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Which line from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close reveals a nostalgic tone?
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We used to Greco-Roman wrestle on the floor in there, and tell hilarious jokes, and once we hung a pendulum from the ceiling and put a circle of dominoes on the floor to prove that the earth rotated.
Explanation: The line from the book that reveals a nostalgic tone is Oskar Schell is nine years old. He is an inventor, a scientist, a philosopher, and a pacifist." This line reveals a tone of nostalgia because it is about a young boy who is creative and inquisitive. The book is set in New York City after the September 11th attacks, and the character Oskar is struggling to deal with the loss of his father in the attacks. The nostalgic tone of this line reflects the innocence of childhood and the hope that comes with being young."
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Which line from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close reveals a melancholy tone?
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I wanted to tell her she shouldn't be playing Scrabble yet. Or looking in the mirror. Or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. It wasn't fair to Dad, and it wasn't fair to me.
Explanation: I would like to be able to say that I am looking forward to seeing you, but I am not.""
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There was a lot of stuff that made me panicky, like suspension bridges, germs, airplanes, fireworks... A lot of the time I'd get that feeling like I was in the middle of a huge black ocean, or in deep space, but not in the fascinating way. How does the narration affect Oskar's credibility in this excerpt?
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His attempt at self-reflection makes him seem honest.
Explanation: The narration affects Oskar's credibility by making him seem like a very anxious person. He is constantly worried about things that most people wouldn't even think twice about. This makes it hard for the reader to trust what he is saying because he is clearly not in a good state of mind.
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The next morning I told Mom that I couldn't go to school, because I was too sick. It was the first lie that I had to tell. She put her hand on my forehead and said, "You do feel a bit hot." I said, "I took my temperature and it's one hundred point seven degrees." That was the second lie. She turned around and asked me to zip up the back of her dress which she could have done herself, but she knew that I loved to do it. What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt?
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that his mom will trust him
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What was a pretty blue vase doing way up there? I couldn't reach it, obviously, so I moved over the chair with the tuxedo still on it, and then I went to my room to get the Collected Shakespeare set that Grandma bought for me when she found out that I was going to be Yorick, and I brought those over, four tragedies at a time, until I had a stack that was tall enough. How does the narration shape Oskar's characterization in this excerpt?
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His literary references render him mature for his age.
Explanation: The narration in this excerpt shapes Oskar's characterization as a resourceful and determined individual. He is able to come up with a solution to the problem of not being able to reach the vase by using the chair and the Shakespeare set. This shows that he is able to think creatively and come up with solutions to problems. Additionally, the fact that he is willing to put in the effort to bring the Shakespeare set over one by one shows that he is determined and persistent.
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Which line from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close reveals a sentimental tone?
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I couldn't sleep, not after hours, and it made my boots lighter to be around his things, and to touch stuff that he had touched, and to make the hangers hang a little straighter, even though I knew it didn't matter.
Explanation: The line I love you so much it hurts" from the novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close reveals a sentimental tone because it is a declaration of love that is also tinged with sadness. This line suggests that the speaker loves the person so much that it is a source of pain, which is a very sentimental sentiment."
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In bed that night I invented a special drain that would be underneath every pillow in New York, and would connect to the reservoir. Whenever people cried themselves to sleep, the tears would all go to the same place.... And when something really terrible happened—like a nuclear bomb, or at least a biological weapons attack—an extremely loud siren would go off, telling everyone to get to Central Park to put sandbags around the reservoir. What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt?
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that many people express their grief through tears
Explanation: The narrator assumes that people in New York would be willing to put sandbags around the reservoir in Central Park in the event of a nuclear or biological attack.
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I wanted to tell her she shouldn't be playing Scrabble yet. Or looking in the mirror. Or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt?
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that his mother's activities suggest an end to her grief
Explanation: The narrator assumes that the person they are talking to is not doing well. They think that this person should not be playing Scrabble, looking in the mirror, or turning the stereo up any louder than they need to.