Inference Questions

Question 1

when the narrator says “with a little effort” the reader can infer

Answer 1

that teaching himself to read was challenging

Question 2

in this excerpt, the moth’s death is a way for the speaker to explore

Answer 2

her own feelings or musings about her mortality

Question 3

answers

Answer 3

• honor the men who fought on behalf of the country
• illustrate the important role of women
• the narrator devised a meticulous method for teaching himself to read
• persuade others to support the cause
• describe the inner strength
• the narrator had been a successful criminal or con artist
• a company has trademarked the term dumpster
• predisposed to love reading
• struggling between humility and self love
• not as good at churning as her mother
• a selfish act - adults shouldn’t talk about themselves

Question 4

from the excerpt, we can infer that Mother is good at

Answer 4

acting

Question 5

what does the author mean by “nodding terms”?

Answer 5

we need to be able to at least remember the people we used to be