A Summer's Reading Part 2

A Summer's Reading Part 2 (page 17-18) Read Part 2 (you may listen to the audio, as well) and answer the following questions. Complete the passage with words from the word bank. George met Mr. Cattanzara, a man who sometimes got drunk in the evenings after work. When he asked George what he was doing for the summer, George didn't really know what to say, so he hesitated before he answered, saying he was going to read a lot of books from the library because he wanted to pick up his education.He said this very earnestly and Mr. Cattanzara seemed impressed.George ignored the urge to do something different, but when he walked around the neighborhood, people were kind to him and he wondered if Mr. Cattanzara had told them about his plans to read.He no longer felt embarrassed and he enjoyed the sense of approval he felt from everyone around him.He began to appreciate life more. Who is Mr. Cattanzara? George's Neighbor George's father George's brother A friend of the family Where does Mr. Cattanzara work? He works in the market, like most of the immigrants He works in a change booth on an IRT station He doesn't work, like most of the neighbors He is a carpenter and works in the Bronx Why did George like Mr. Cattanzara? Mr. Cattanzara gave him a lot of money Mr. Cattanzara gave him money to buy lemon ice when he was a boy Mr. Cattanzara gave him his newspaper Mr. Cattanzara was a friendly person How is Mr. Cattanzara different from other people in the neighborhood? Choose TWO correct answers. He asked different questions than the other neighbors He knew what went on in all the newspapers He didn't sit outside on the broken stairs He seldom got drunk His fat wife watched him from the window What does Mr. Cattanzara ask George? (page 17, lines 63-64) If he has a job If he has a girlfriend What was he doing with himself How was his holiday How many books does George say he is reading? 50 100 200 He doesn't mention how many what had changed after the talk with Mr. Cattanzara? George felt proud People smiled at George People spoke to George People respected George How does Sophie show that she is proud of George? She gave him extra allowance She cleaned his room She bought him a book She said she was proud of him George decides to skip his night walk to the park. This shows that the weather was getting cooler the neighbors were nice to George the neighborhood had been cleaned George had felt better about his life Has George actually begun reading? Yes No We don't know Maybe Matching Match the English words to their meaning in Hebrew to regard someone highly להעריך, לכבד מישהו dissatisfied חסר שביעות רצון occasional מזדמן quit לעזוב on an impulse מתוך דחף רגעי resemble להידמות ל... to wander לשוטט worthwhile שווה, בעל ערך stocky מוצק an urge דחף wonder לתהות Matching Match the English words to their meaning in Hebrew to gaze לבהות embarrassed נבוך ashamed מתבייש appreciate להעריך earnestly ברצינות approval אישור change booth תא להחלפת שטרות לכסף קטן allowance דמי כיס erect זקוף Write your full name please.