David Foster Wallace’s Postmodern Voices

Question 1

Identify explicit details in the passage. Check all of the boxes that apply.

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The narrator ate something.; The narrator’s mother wore contacts.; The mother had removed her contacts.; O. was wearing a coat.; O. couldn’t describe the mother’s face.

Question 2

Which text best supports the inference that the narrator feels underestimated?

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“I am not just a boy who plays tennis.”

Question 3

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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The narrator’s mother has trouble seeing.; The narrator’s mother looked shocked.

Question 4

Which quotation best supports the inference that the narrator is extremely intelligent?

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“I cannot make myself understood, now.”

Question 5

Which of the following did you include in your explanation?

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a statement of the inference about the narrator; an explanation of what led to the inference; several textual examples from the chapter to support the inference

David Foster Wallace’s Postmodern Voices Answers

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