Questions for “The first day” by Edward P . Jones 1. In line 37 Jones uses the word vigorously to
Describe the shaking of the mother’s head. how does this adjective fit with what we learn about the mother from line 1 to line 50. when the author states, “this is my mother. she says, “one monkey don’t stop no show” ?

2. Based on what we learn about the mother in lines 67-94 what two adjectives would you use to describe her and why? Please use a phrase from the text to support your adjectives.

3. Given the narrators point of view, why does the author end the story with the last line of the story? Please use a phrase from earlier in the text to support your answer.

the incorrect statement about jews is: d. jews began migrating to germany after the end of world war i. jews migrated throughout the world across many centuries, and that was also the case with germany, the migration began before the end of world war i, but there was an emigration wave before the start of the world war ii.

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explanation:

d) she is both terrified and excited by the idea of returning to school.

a) she takes one day at a time.

d) she felt like she was an object of ridicule.

d) she tells her daughter not to worry about it because things will get better.\

b) elnora needs money for books and out-of-town tuition. she will raise the money herself.

explanation:

you only need simple sentences to answer this. just answer these questions.

what do you think annie thinks of the mother? do you think annie believes the mother is a fit mother for helen.

what about the father? what would annie think of him? she might not like him, but does she respect him.

how about the son? would annie think he is the only voice of sanity in an insane place?

what about helen herself? this is the key question. how does she see helen? what do you suppose she thought her first job was going to be.

these aren't hard questions. just state the obvious. annie is not that well educated: she just knows what she has to do. write it that way.

you can do it if you've read the book or seen the play or movie.