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Geoff Wyss, Child Of God

Geoff Wyss, Child of God

Read Child of God and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1. According to the passage, why does Gilda like Mr. Wilkins?

He returns her flirtatious banter.

He referred her for the secretary position.

They share a mutual hatred of Ted.

Wilkins regularly shares the latest gossip with her.

2. Which of Ashley’s features has Wilkins most enamored?

her eyes

her legs

her delicate fingers

her smile

3. According to Mr. Wilkins’s teachings, what is the formula for a proper tragedy?

before and after

exposition, climax, and resolution

an either/or format

exposition that includes tragic irony

4. What has Ted decided regarding Ashley’s fate?

She will immediately be sent to an alternative school.

She will need to attend a parent-teacher conference.

She will need to switch her schedule around and drop Mr. Wilkins’s class.

She can finish the rest of the school year as intended.

5. What advice does Mr. Wilkins give Ashley at the end of the passage?

“Never be disappointed in yourself. Leave that to others.”

“Chance rules our lives, ignore everything but the now.”

“Leave guilt to the weak and stupid.”

“Fate’s a platitude for the shallow. Do not tempt it.”