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Joyce Carol Oates, Hi Howya Doin

Joyce Carol Oates, Hi Howya Doin

Read Hi Howya Doin and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1. The first indication that this story will have a serious outcome is the phrase

“he’s solid built as a fire hydrant.”

“as the initial police report will note.”

“husky guy six-foot-four.”

“Caucasian male.”

2. The man who calls out, “Hi! Howya doin!” is

a jogger.

a rapist.

a murderer.

a learning disabled person.

3. Diane Hendricks responds by saying,

“Don’t ask.”

“Leave me alone.”

“Fine—I’m fine.”

“Horribly, thanks.”

4. Dr. Rausch, of the university geology department, wonders

why this student who is greeting him skipped class today.

whether he knows the husky young man.

why some people feel they may interrupt other people’s thoughts simply because they are out in public.

what is a Judas Priest?

5. The “guy in his early twenties, university student, no athlete, about five-eight, skinny guy” responds to “Hi! Howya doing!” by

stepping off the path to avoid being run down by the big man.

screaming, “Don’t speak to me, respect my privacy please.”

shooting the larger man with a twenty-two-caliber Smith & Wesson.

using his cell phone to call the police because he recognizes the suspected rapist.