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Dorothy Allison, Jason Who Will Be Famous

Dorothy Allison, Jason Who Will Be Famous

Read Jason Who Will Be Famous and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1. What scene does Jason imagine at the onset of the story?

Jason pictures himself accepting an award for bravery from the President of the United States.

Jason pictures his father embracing him and tenderly calling his name.

Jason pictures himself in an interview with a serious, older man.

Jason pictures his mother crying over his dead body.

2. Jason will become famous and develop his talents by

leaving his stupid hometown and heading for the big city.

saving his friends from a burning car.

finally applying himself at school.

becoming extraordinary during captivity.

3. How did Jason’s fantasy begin?

He initially wrote it as a short story about a fictional hero.

He conceived of it while writing in his journal.

He heard about a boy on the news who did the same thing.

He had a nightmare.

4. What two activities will Jason probably master while in the basement?

cooking and wood carving

music and writing

knitting and jousting

horticulture and dancing

5. How will Jason’s experiences change his father?

His father will die, sad and alone.

His father will work things out with Jason’s mother and be more like Clint Eastwood.

His father will leave Jason to his own devices and stop being such a grumpy jerk.

His father will be sent to jail and punished for leaving their family.