Setting:
S = Setting
Define setting as it applies to literature:
Note when the setting is describe in the story. (Bullet points are okay. Be sure to provide quotes and/or page numbers to support your examples).
How does the setting affect the characters here? How does it influence story events?
Conflict:
C = Conflict
Define conflict as it applies to literature:
Note when conflict occurs in the story, whether Nharo experiences an internal or external conflict.
What internal or external conflict does Nharo experience? What does this conflict reveal about his character?
Interpretive Questions: Be sure to answer all questions in complete sentences using quotes to support.
1.) Why is Nharo unable to keep himself from being afraid? Nharo is unable to keep himself from being afraid because his friend is telling him scary stories about the mountain.
2.) Why does Nharo say that he could not be Chemai’s friend “without catching his fever”? (p. 144) Nharo says that he couldn't be Chemai's friend "without catching his fever" (p. 144) because Chemai is telling stories to him everyday so those stories are getting stuck in Nharo's head.
3.) Why does Nharo say, “But it would not help us to show Chemai that I was frightened too”? (p. 146) Nharo says "But it would not help us to show to Chemai that I was frightened too" (p. 146) because he is thinking if Chemai knows Nharo is scared, then he might tell Nharo more scary stories to scare him more.
4.) Why does Nharo ask Chemai why the road couldn’t be constructed across the mountain if Nharo has already heard the reason? Nharo asked Chemai why the road couldn't be constructed even though he knew why because he wants to get a conversation going instead of being scared.
5.) After Chemai accuses Nharo of insulting the goat, why does Nharo think, “It was no use pretending I didn’t know what I was doing. I knew these goats. Lost spirits”? (p. 149) Nharo thinks "It was no use pretending I didn't know what I was doing. I knew these goats. Lost spirits." (p. 149) because since he already knows and Chemai already knows he doesn't want to lie.
6.) Over the course of the story, does Narho’s attitude about the mountain change? He does change his feeling about the mountain because at the beginning he thought the spirits of the mountain was just a joke but at the end when the goat followed him around he thought the mountain was superstitious.
7.) At the beginning of the story, why does Nharo say he likes to think of their path “as a question, marked by the mountain”? (p. 143) Nharo says he likes to think of their path "as a question, marked by the mountain" (p. 143) because they don't know what is ahead of them which sparks mysteries of what might be there.
8.) Why does Nharo think that only “someone who had gone to school” could be friend with him? (p. 144) Nharo thinks that only "someone who had gone to school" (p. 144) could be friend with him because he is smart and wants someone who is smart like him to be his friend.
9.) Why does Nharo feel “safe and warm” in his grandmother’s hut if his grandmother reminds him of his childhood nightmares? (p. 151) Nharo feels "safe and warm" (p. 151) in his grandmother's hut if his grandmother reminds him of childhood nightmares because his grandma is the only person in the town that is part of his family.
10.) At the end of the story, what does Nharo mean when he says that “somebody who knew” was taking care of things? (p. 151) What Nharo means when he says that "somebody who knew" (p. 151) was taking care of things was that someone was controlling all of the things happening around the mountain.
Vocabulary:
1.) Tolerated (p. 143)
Quote: "We had grown up together and had become great friends but now I tolerated him only for old time's sake and because there was no one within miles who could be friends with me." (p. 143-144)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): bear with
Synonym: undergo
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I tolerated all the noises coming from the party next door.
2.) Irritating (p. 144)
Quote: "It can be irritating when someone you are walking with goes on talking when you don't want to - especially at night." (p. 144)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): annoying
Synonym: disturbing
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): The itches are irritating me during class.
3.) Appease (p. 149)
Quote: "And when this happened it needed the elders and much medicine brewing to appease them, to make them go away." (p. 149)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): to please
Synonym: satisfy
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I appease my cousin by giving him some ice cream.
4.) Vigorously (p. 149)
Quote: "I saw his head bob vigorously in the dark." (p. 149)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): aggressively
Synonym: forcefully
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I vigorously went for the ball.
Thinking Map:
Use textual evidence to show examples of when Nharo seems superstitious or when Nharo seems logical. Include 5 examples and support with page numbers and opinion for each column.
Nharo seems SUPERSTITIOUS V. Nharo seems LOGICAL
S = Setting
Define setting as it applies to literature:
Note when the setting is describe in the story. (Bullet points are okay. Be sure to provide quotes and/or page numbers to support your examples).
How does the setting affect the characters here? How does it influence story events?
Conflict:
C = Conflict
Define conflict as it applies to literature:
Note when conflict occurs in the story, whether Nharo experiences an internal or external conflict.
What internal or external conflict does Nharo experience? What does this conflict reveal about his character?
Interpretive Questions: Be sure to answer all questions in complete sentences using quotes to support.
1.) Why is Nharo unable to keep himself from being afraid? Nharo is unable to keep himself from being afraid because his friend is telling him scary stories about the mountain.
2.) Why does Nharo say that he could not be Chemai’s friend “without catching his fever”? (p. 144) Nharo says that he couldn't be Chemai's friend "without catching his fever" (p. 144) because Chemai is telling stories to him everyday so those stories are getting stuck in Nharo's head.
3.) Why does Nharo say, “But it would not help us to show Chemai that I was frightened too”? (p. 146) Nharo says "But it would not help us to show to Chemai that I was frightened too" (p. 146) because he is thinking if Chemai knows Nharo is scared, then he might tell Nharo more scary stories to scare him more.
4.) Why does Nharo ask Chemai why the road couldn’t be constructed across the mountain if Nharo has already heard the reason? Nharo asked Chemai why the road couldn't be constructed even though he knew why because he wants to get a conversation going instead of being scared.
5.) After Chemai accuses Nharo of insulting the goat, why does Nharo think, “It was no use pretending I didn’t know what I was doing. I knew these goats. Lost spirits”? (p. 149) Nharo thinks "It was no use pretending I didn't know what I was doing. I knew these goats. Lost spirits." (p. 149) because since he already knows and Chemai already knows he doesn't want to lie.
6.) Over the course of the story, does Narho’s attitude about the mountain change? He does change his feeling about the mountain because at the beginning he thought the spirits of the mountain was just a joke but at the end when the goat followed him around he thought the mountain was superstitious.
7.) At the beginning of the story, why does Nharo say he likes to think of their path “as a question, marked by the mountain”? (p. 143) Nharo says he likes to think of their path "as a question, marked by the mountain" (p. 143) because they don't know what is ahead of them which sparks mysteries of what might be there.
8.) Why does Nharo think that only “someone who had gone to school” could be friend with him? (p. 144) Nharo thinks that only "someone who had gone to school" (p. 144) could be friend with him because he is smart and wants someone who is smart like him to be his friend.
9.) Why does Nharo feel “safe and warm” in his grandmother’s hut if his grandmother reminds him of his childhood nightmares? (p. 151) Nharo feels "safe and warm" (p. 151) in his grandmother's hut if his grandmother reminds him of childhood nightmares because his grandma is the only person in the town that is part of his family.
10.) At the end of the story, what does Nharo mean when he says that “somebody who knew” was taking care of things? (p. 151) What Nharo means when he says that "somebody who knew" (p. 151) was taking care of things was that someone was controlling all of the things happening around the mountain.
Vocabulary:
1.) Tolerated (p. 143)
Quote: "We had grown up together and had become great friends but now I tolerated him only for old time's sake and because there was no one within miles who could be friends with me." (p. 143-144)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): bear with
Synonym: undergo
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I tolerated all the noises coming from the party next door.
2.) Irritating (p. 144)
Quote: "It can be irritating when someone you are walking with goes on talking when you don't want to - especially at night." (p. 144)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): annoying
Synonym: disturbing
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): The itches are irritating me during class.
3.) Appease (p. 149)
Quote: "And when this happened it needed the elders and much medicine brewing to appease them, to make them go away." (p. 149)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): to please
Synonym: satisfy
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I appease my cousin by giving him some ice cream.
4.) Vigorously (p. 149)
Quote: "I saw his head bob vigorously in the dark." (p. 149)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): aggressively
Synonym: forcefully
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I vigorously went for the ball.
Thinking Map:
Use textual evidence to show examples of when Nharo seems superstitious or when Nharo seems logical. Include 5 examples and support with page numbers and opinion for each column.
Nharo seems SUPERSTITIOUS V. Nharo seems LOGICAL