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If Cornered, Scream Questions
If Cornered, Scream Questions
Instructions:
Write
all
answers
in
full
and
complete
sentences,
using
a
capital
at
the
beginning
and
a
correct
punctuation
at
the
end.
Use
a
piece
of
lined
paper.
Direct
From
the
Text:
all
of
the
answers
can
be
found
directly
in
the
story
itself.
When
answering,
use
your
own
words
rather
than
copying
the
author.
1. Why
does
the
main
character
have
to
make
a
stop
on
her
way
home?
2. What
does
Gabriel
want
her
to
see
in
the
ofFice?
3. What
is
her
job?
4. List
some
ways
that
her
job
tries
to
keep
its
workers
safe.
Using
Your
Head:
you
can
answer
these
questions
by
paying
attention
to
clues
and
by
making
connections.
Tools:
1. What
is
a
line
from
the
beginning
of
the
story
that
foreshadows
the
surprise
to
come?
2. Identify
a
character
trait
of
the
protagonist
and
provide
an
example
from
the
story
to
prove
it.
3. What
is
one
thing
that
makes
Gabriel
a
suspicious
character?
4. What
are
the
two
main
conBlicts
in
the
story?
How
are
they
resolved,
if
at
all?
5. Why
did
the
woman
feel
like
she
wanted
to
laugh
when
she
was
inside
the
gas
station?
6. Find
one
simile
in
this
story.
Explain
what
it
means.
7. What
is
the
mood
of
this
story
at
the
beginning?
What
is
one
main
detail
that
sets
the
mood
of
this
story?
Writers
build
a
story
with
a
speciBic
end
in
mind.
They
include
incidents/plot
events
that
are
important
to
the
ending.
Each
detail
is
included
for
a
reason—to
make
the
next
event
happen
in
a
cause
and
effect
relationship.
A
well
planned
story
Flows
logically.
Each
plot
event
or
detail
has
some
role
in
setting
up
what
happens
next—in
a
domino
effect.
Important
plot
events
cannot
be
moved
or
removed
without
damaging
the
logic
or
believability
of
the
story.
1.
In
the
Effect
column,
write
why
you
think
the
author
included
each
event
in
the
Cause
column.
Identify
what
the
event
contributes
to
building
the
story.
What
event
or
effect
is
triggered
by
the
author’s
inclusion
of
each
of
the
details?
The
First
two
are
done
for
you.
Plot
detail
that
is
a
Effect
Cause
that
the
event
has
to
of
next
event
in
story MOVE
THE
PLOT
FORWARD
OR
AFFECT
THE
READER
a.
The
nurse
leaves
work
at
night
Causes
reader
to
feel
more
nervous
than
if
ac3on
happened
during
daylight.
b.
She
looks
at
her
gas
gauge
Nurse
wouldn’t
have
stopped
for
gas
if
she
hadn’t
no3ced
and
she
never
would
have
stopped
at
Gabriel’s.
c.
She
turns
off
the
freeway
into
gas
sta:on
g.
Gabriel
tells
her
to
angle
the
car
out
of
the
way
of
way
of
the
gas
pumps