A Summer's Reading by Bernard Malamud

Analyze Bernard Malamud's 'A Summer's Reading' with comprehension and character questions.

But First... Some Vocabulary! Translate the words to Hebrew before reading the story. Neighborhood שכונה Impulse דחף Ashamed מבויש Patience סבלנות Respect כבוד Result תוצאה Occasional מתרחש מידי פעם Generally באופן כללי A Summer's Reading | Part 1 Listen to the story and answer the following questions.If you want to read, see the text below (or on page 55-56 in the brown book). הטקסט מופיע גם בהמשך.NOTE: In this assignment we will focus only on the first part of the story. 1) What is the best description (תיאור) of George? 16 years old, happy, a good student nearly 20 years old, has a great job nearly 20 years old, doesn't do a lot in life, stays at home 16 years old, looking for a job, loves life 2) Why did George drop out of school? Because his mother passed away when he was sixteen. Because his family moved to a new neighborhood. Because his family was poor and could not afford it. Because he wasn't thinking about it and it was an impulsive decision. 3) Fill in the words. You can use the word bank. Sophie is George's sister. She works in a coffee shopin the Bronx, a neighborhood in New York. Sophie and George live with their father, a poorman. Their father works at a fish market. George stays at homeand cleans the house sometimes. Sometimes he reads some magazinesthat Sophie brings back from the coffee shop. 4) In the hot summer evenings, George likes to (-) stay in his room go to the park outside the neighborhood walk around and talk to the people he knows have a shower 5) What is George's dream for his future? 6) Cause and Effect 6) Match the cause (סיבה) in A to the Effect (תוצאה) in B George thought teachers didn't respect him. George did not sign up to night school. George didn't like made up stories. George had no mod for Sophie's books. George's father and Sophie worked. George had coffee alone. George ran out of patience. George quit school. George's mother was dead. Sophie had to take care of the house. George's father was poor. George could get no money. 7) Compare George and Sophie. Sort the following words according to George and Sophie's characters. George left high school on an impulse at the age of sixteen cleans the house once in a while stays home all day reads picture magazines hopes for a better life lazy Sophie works at a cafeteria in the Bronx brings home magazines and newspapers reads worthwhile books works hard for a better life diligent twenty three If you knew George, what would you recommend he do?