Family and Health Problems Quick Check
Family and Health Problems Quick Check
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Question
Use the notes from your reading of “Third Quarter” to answer the question.
How does the form of “At Noon, in the Gym, with Dad” help tell the story?
(1 point)
Responses
The switch to the narrator’s memory of gym class lightens the emotional impact of the poem.
The switch to the narrator’s memory of gym class lightens the emotional impact of the poem.
The short lines enhance the emotional effect of the lines at the end about the father.
The short lines enhance the emotional effect of the lines at the end about the father.
The focus on playing basketball makes the reader feel distanced from what happens to the father
The focus on playing basketball makes the reader feel distanced from what happens to the father
The repeated use of –ing verbs emphasizes the father’s skill on the court.