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| 8R ELA "House of Stairs" Questions Chapter 1-5 |
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| 1. Why do you think Peter dreams of Jasper at the start of chapter 2? 2. What must be done to get food from the "machine"? 3. Define the word "manipulative". Why/how is Blossom like this? How does she show it? 4. In Chapter 5, who does Peter mistake Oliver for? Why do you think he does this? 5. Define the word "charisma". How does Oliver display this trait? 6. Do you think that Oliver and Lola may run into conflict in the near future? Explain why or why not. 7. List one character trait to describe each character. (Do not use manipulative for Blossom or charismatic for OIiver) 8. On page 31, Blossom quotes Shakespeare, "Hate is a bottomless cup. I pour and pour". What does this tell us about how Blossom relates to the world around her? 9. Do a quick Internet search on "Pavlov's Dog". See anything in "House of Stairs" that parallels this experiment? 10. Make a plot guess: Why do you think they are all in this place? Email answers to Mr. Lucia |
| 8R ELA "House of Stairs" Questions Chapter 12 |
| 1. Why does Abigail envy Lola? 2. How does Lola impress Abigail? 3. How does this make Abigail feel about Lola? 4. Why does Oliver like being the only person who can wake Peter from his trances? Email answers to Mr. Lucia |
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