Boy in the striped pajamas 2. At age 12, Gretel is the proper age for membership in the League of Young Girls, a branch of Hitler Youth. Why do you think she is not a member, especially since her father is a high-ranking officer in Hitler's army?

3. At the end of chapter 3, Bruno confides to Gretel about the other children outside the window. Why do you think Gretel is uneasy to peer out of the bedroom window and see what Bruno describes as "the other children"? Use textual evidence from the text to support your answer.

4. Chapter 4 begins as Bruno and Gretel try to rationalize the stark contrast of their house to the landscape on the other side of the fence. As children, how do they attempt to explain the poor conditions on the opposite side?

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

"introduction to oedipus the king": what is most likely the author's intent in writing about the difference(s) between sophocles's play and the original myth on which it's based?

Choose the sentence that is not logically connected in the paragraph. (1) one final effect of radio and tv on the language must must be noted. (2) there is no doubt that these great media of information have cut down considerably the time that used to be devoted to reading. (3) radio and tv may enhance the spoken word. (4) they tend to lower comprehension levels.