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Michael Chabon, Faking It

Michael Chabon, Faking It

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

1. Which task is Chabon attempting to accomplish at the beginning of the essay?

mowing the lawn

hanging a second towel rack

baking a pie

putting his children to bed

2. What does Chabon claim is “an essential element of the business of being a man”?

to admit candidly to faults and quickly correct course

to aspire to be like Yogi Bear and Super Man combined

to behave as if everything is firmly under control

to commandeer all landscaping endeavors

3. What did Chabon promise himself when he first became a father?

to never yell at his children

to always be strong and masculine

to not pretend to knowledge he did not possess

to embrace showing affection to his wife and children in public

4. What causes Chabon to waver in his resolve to keep this promise to himself?

his desire to discipline his children firmly

his longing for inerrancy in his role as a father

his acknowledged inability to lift heavy objects

his fear of societal judgment

5. Which of the following best describes Chabon’s feelings as he drove his family through the snowy blizzard?

He felt perfectly confident in his ability to transport his family safely through the storm.

He felt terrified and tremulous, screaming, “Help us ye gods of the highway!” the entire way.

He felt that he was in way over his head.

He felt annoyed at his children for constantly asking when they would arrive at their destination.