The Scar

Find two synonyms for the following Vocabulary from the story. Be sure the synonym is for the appropriate use of the word.

1. Ponder pg. 35 2. Anguish pg. 35

3. Hostile pg. 35 4. Ritual pg. 35

5. Glower pg. 36 6. Awkward pg. 36

7. Derisively pg. 36 8. Dither pg. 37

9. Exaggerating pg. 38 10. Truculent pg. 38

Questions:

1. How did Chris get his scar?

2. How did Chris' brother Dan cope with the loss of his father?

3. Who is Mrs. Chadwick? How does Chris feel about her at the beginning of the story?

4. How does Chris feel about auditioning for the play? Why?

5. Who is Phil Carter? Describe in 3 or 4 sentences the relationship between Phil and Chris.

6. How did Chris feel after the audition for the play?

7. How did Phil Carter react when he did not get the part he was expecting?

8. Who is Janetta? What is her relationship with Chris?

9. How did Mrs. Chadwick respond when Chris said "You don't understand, you don't know how it feels."

10. Why do you think Chris, at the end of the story, "feels about a hundred, but funnily enough, as if he were just starting living all over again"?