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Lydia Davis, Blind Date

Lydia Davis, Blind Date

Read Blind Date and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1. What situation does the narrator’s friend find more interesting than a blind date?

when someone insists you see a certain movie

when someone tells you a delicious secret

when someone gives you a book as a present

when someone you have a crush on asks you on a date

2. Which of the following best characterizes the woman’s parents as described in her story?

overbearing

hip and “in-the-know”

unobservant

strangely absent

3. After the woman accepts the blind date, what worries her?

She worries that the boy assumes she is fast.

She worries that the boy assumes she is excited.

She worries that the boy will be too pure and innocent.

She worries that the boy will be ugly.

4. How does the woman respond when the boy arrives at her door?

She calls down that she is sick and cannot go on their date.

She answers the door and plants a kiss on the boy’s cheek.

She calls the cops and the boy runs away.

She hides and refuses to answer the ringing bell.

5. How does the woman feel after the boy has left?

She feels like he was snickering at her the whole time.

She feels wholly relieved.

She feels like a criminal for breaking an unspoken social contract.

She feels hopeful that he will call again and give her a second chance.