AnswersCR English 3 S2 E3060OXThe Poetry of Physics

A Response to 9/11 by Jonathan Safran Foer Answers

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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.In bed that night I invented a special drain that would be underneath every pillow in New York, and would connect to the reservoir. Whenever people cried themselves to sleep, the tears would all go to the same place.... And when something really terrible happened—like a nuclear bomb, or at least a biological weapons attack—an extremely loud siren would go off, telling everyone to get to Central Park to put sandbags around the reservoir.What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt?

A
that his creativity will be eagerly embraced
B
that a biological weapons attack is imminent
C
that many people express their grief through tears
D
that volunteers are always willing to help in a crisis
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.“It’s all electronic these days. Key pads. Thumbprint recognition.” “That’s so awesome.” “I like keys.” I thought for a minute, and then I got heavy, heavy boots. “Well, if people like me are a dying breed, then what’s going to happen to your business?” “We’ll become specialized,” he said, “like a typewriter shop. We’re useful now, but soon we’ll be interesting.” “Maybe you need a new business.” “I like this business.”How does the narration shape Oskar’s characterization in this excerpt?

A
It reveals his entrepreneurial spirit.
B
It reveals his knowledge of keys.
C
It reveals his business insight.
D
It reveals his naivete.
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.The next morning I told Mom that I couldn’t go to school, because I was too sick. It was the first lie that I had to tell. She put her hand on my forehead and said, “You do feel a bit hot.” I said, “I took my temperature and it’s one hundred point seven degrees.” That was the second lie. She turned around and asked me to zip up the back of her dress which she could have done herself, but she knew that I loved to do it.What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt?

A
that his mom will worry about him
B
that his mom will trust him
C
that his mom knows he is lying
D
that his mom needs his help
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.What was a pretty blue vase doing way up there? I couldn’t reach it, obviously, so I moved over the chair with the tuxedo still on it, and then I went to my room to get the Collected Shakespeare set that Grandma bought for me when she found out that I was going to be Yorick, and I brought those over, four tragedies at a time, until I had a stack that was tall enough.How does the narration shape Oskar’s characterization in this excerpt?

A
His curiosity makes him seem childish.
B
His literary references render him mature for his age.
C
His dramatic experience suggests great talent.
D
His plan for retrieving the case suggests great ingenuity.
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.His tuxedo was over the chair he used to sit on when he tied his shoes, and I thought, Weird. Why wasn’t it hung up with his suits? Had he come from a fancy party the night before he died? But then why would he have taken off his tuxedo without hanging it up? Maybe it needed to be cleaned? But I didn’t remember a fancy party. I remembered him tucking me in....How does the narration affect the story in this excerpt?

A
Oskar’s memories introduce the use of symbolism.
B
Oskar’s slang characterizes him as relaxed and casual.
C
Oskar’s attempts to recall the events build suspense.
D
Oskar’s rapid questioning foreshadows his panic.
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.Even after a year, I still had an extremely difficult time doing certain things, like taking showers, for some reason, and getting into elevators, obviously. There was a lot of stuff that made me panicky, like suspension bridges, germs, airplanes, fireworks…A lot of the time I’d get that feeling like I was in the middle of a huge black ocean, or in deep space, but not in the fascinating way. It’s just that everything was incredibly far away from me. It was worst at night. I started inventing things, and then I couldn’t stop, like beavers, which I know about. People think they cut down trees so they can build dams, but in reality it’s because their teeth never stop growing....Which word from this excerpt most reveals the tone?

A
panicky
B
huge
C
fascinating
D
reality
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.I knew I could never let Mom hear the messages, because protecting her is one of my most important raisons d’être, so what I did was I took Dad’s emergency money from on top of his dresser, and I went to the Radio Shack on Amsterdam. What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt?

A
that his mother would not understand the messages
B
that the messages would increase his mother’s suffering
C
that his father’s emergency money should be replaced
D
that the employees at Radio Shack would sympathize with him
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.There was a lot of stuff that made me panicky, like suspension bridges, germs, airplanes, fireworks… A lot of the time I’d get that feeling like I was in the middle of a huge black ocean, or in deep space, but not in the fascinating way.How does the narration affect Oskar’s credibility in this excerpt?

A
His list of fears makes him seem anxious.
B
His tale of panic makes him seem immature.
C
His attempt at self-reflection makes him seem honest.
D
His knowledge of science makes him seem intellectual.
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.The average person falls asleep in seven minutes, but I couldn’t sleep, not after hours, and it made my boots lighter to be around his things, and to touch stuff that he had touched, and to make the hangers hang a little straighter, even though I knew it didn’t matter.How does the narration affect Oskar’s credibility in this excerpt?

A
His insomnia renders him sleep deprived and confused.
B
His efforts to heal render him earnest and genuine.
C
His straightening of the hangers makes him seem meticulous.
D
His hopeless resignation makes him seem desperate.
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Which line from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close reveals a despondent tone?

A
I couldn’t reach it, obviously, so I moved over the chair with the tuxedo still on it, and then I went to my room to get the Collected Shakespeare set that Grandma bought for me when she found out that I was going to be Yorick....
B
I stood on all of that and it worked for a second. But then I had the tips of my fingers on the vase, and the tragedies started to wobble, and the tuxedo was incredibly distracting, and the next thing was that everything was on the floor . . .
C
I zipped myself all the way into the sleeping bag of myself, not because I was hurt, and not because I had broken something, but because they were cracking up.
D
I started to clean everything up, and that was when I noticed something else weird. In the middle of all of that glass was a little envelope, about the size of a wireless Internet card.
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.I wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing Scrabble yet. Or looking in the mirror. Or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it.What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt?

A
that his mother’s activities suggest an end to her grief
B
that his mother’s activities are adversely affecting her work
C
that his mother’s attention to the mirror suggests vanity
D
that his mother’s game-playing detracts from her time with him
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.Even after a year, I still had an extremely difficult time doing certain things, like taking showers, for some reason, and getting into elevators, obviously. There was a lot of stuff that made me panicky, like suspension bridges, germs, airplanes, fireworks…A lot of the time I’d get that feeling like I was in the middle of a huge black ocean, or in deep space, but not in the fascinating way. It’s just that everything was incredibly far away from me. It was worst at night. I started inventing things, and then I couldn’t stop, like beavers, which I know about. People think they cut down trees so they can build dams, but in reality it’s because their teeth never stop growing....Which word from this excerpt most reveals the tone?

A
panicky
B
huge
C
fascinating
D
reality
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Which line from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close reveals a nostalgic tone?

A
Even after a year, I still had an extremely difficult time doing certain things, like taking showers, for some reason, and getting into elevators, obviously.
B
A lot of the time I’d get that feeling like I was in the middle of a huge black ocean, or in deep space, but not in the fascinating way.
C
It’s just that everything was incredibly far away from me. It was worst at night. I started inventing things, and then I couldn’t stop, like beavers, which I know about.
D
We used to Greco-Roman wrestle on the floor in there, and tell hilarious jokes, and once we hung a pendulum from the ceiling and put a circle of dominoes on the floor to prove that the earth rotated.
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.What was a pretty blue vase doing way up there? I couldn’t reach it, obviously, so I moved over the chair with the tuxedo still on it, and then I went to my room to get the Collected Shakespeare set that Grandma bought for me when she found out that I was going to be Yorick, and I brought those over, four tragedies at a time, until I had a stack that was tall enough.How does the narration shape Oskar’s characterization in this excerpt?

A
His curiosity makes him seem childish.
B
His literary references render him mature for his age.
C
His dramatic experience suggests great talent.
D
His plan for retrieving the case suggests great ingenuity.
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.The average person falls asleep in seven minutes, but I couldn’t sleep, not after hours, and it made my boots lighter to be around his things, and to touch stuff that he had touched, and to make the hangers hang a little straighter, even though I knew it didn’t matter.How does the narration affect Oskar’s credibility in this excerpt?

A
His insomnia renders him sleep deprived and confused.
B
His efforts to heal render him earnest and genuine.
C
His straightening of the hangers makes him seem meticulous.
D
His hopeless resignation makes him seem desperate.
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Which line from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close reveals a sentimental tone?

A
I couldn’t sleep, not after hours, and it made my boots lighter to be around his things, and to touch stuff that he had touched, and to make the hangers hang a little straighter, even though I knew it didn’t matter.
B
His tuxedo was over the chair he used to sit on when he tied his shoes, and I thought, Weird. Why wasn’t it hung up with his suits?
C
Had he come from a fancy party the night before he died? But then why would he have taken off his tuxedo without hanging it up? Maybe it needed to be cleaned? But I didn’t remember a fancy party.
D
If I hadn’t noticed anything else weird, I wouldn’t have thought about the tuxedo again. But I started noticing a lot.
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Which line from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close reveals a melancholy tone?

A
As for the bracelet Mom wore to the funeral, what I did was I converted Dad’s last voice message into Morse code, and I used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . .
B
She said it was the best gift she’d ever received. I asked her if it was better than the Edible Tsunami, from when I was interested in edible meteorological events. She said, “Different.”
C
I wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing Scrabble yet. Or looking in the mirror. Or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. It wasn’t fair to Dad, and it wasn’t fair to me.
D
I made her other Morse code jewelry with Dad’s messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.I started inventing things, and then I couldn’t stop, like beavers, which I know about. People think they cut down trees so they can build dams, but in reality it’s because their teeth never stop growing, and if they didn’t constantly file them down by cutting through all of those trees, their teeth would start to grow into their own faces, which would kill them. That’s how my brain was. Which line best reflects the ambiguity of this excerpt?

A
I started inventing things, and then I couldn’t stop, like beavers
B
People think they cut down trees so they can build dams
C
in reality it’s because their teeth never stop growing
D
their teeth would start to grow into their own faces
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.“I didn’t do it!” I hollered, but they didn’t even hear me, because they were playing music too loud and cracking up too much. I zipped myself all the way into the sleeping bag of myself, not because I was hurt, and not because I had broken something, but because they were cracking up. Even though I knew I shouldn’t, I gave myself a bruise.Which statement best describes the ambiguity in this excerpt?

A
It is unclear whether Oskar gets caught in the closet.
B
It is unclear whether Oskar will sleep in the closet.
C
The source of the laughter is unclear.
D
The nature of the bruise is unclear.
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.“I didn’t do it!” I hollered, but they didn’t even hear me, because they were playing music too loud and cracking up too much. I zipped myself all the way into the sleeping bag of myself, not because I was hurt, and not because I had broken something, but because they were cracking up. Even though I knew I shouldn’t, I gave myself a bruise.Which statement best describes the ambiguity in this excerpt?

A
It is unclear whether Oskar gets caught in the closet.
B
It is unclear whether Oskar will sleep in the closet.
C
The source of the laughter is unclear.
D
The nature of the bruise is unclear.

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