May 3--Chapter 1 "The Things They Carried"

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  List all the soldiers under Lieutenant  Jimmy Cross's command. What do they carry? 

Option #2: Explain what and why they carry the things. Please go back to the text and provide evidence in 5 complete sentences. 

Option #3:  What would you carry? Would you be able to carry so much? Do you have a choice?   

**Bonus: Please log onto iXL.com and complete 20 minutes of mathematical exercises.**

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May 2--Chapter 1 "The Things They Carried"

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  In 5 sentences, describe what happened to Ted Lavender.  

Option #2: How does Lieutenant Jimmy Cross react to what happened to Ted Lavender? In 3 sentences, explain what happened before-hand. 

Option #3:  What do the soldiers do with the things Ted Lavender have been carrying? Would you do the same thing? Explain why or why not. 

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May 1--Chapter 1 "The Things They Carried"

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  Who is Martha? How does Lieutenant Jimmy Cross describe her? What is the feeling you get about Lieutenant Jimmy Cross and Martha? 

Option #2: List and describe some of the things they carry. 

Option #3:  What would you carry? Would you be able to carry so much? Do you have a choice?   

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May Curriculum

4/30 Chapter Six: Mouse Trap

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. Please answer in complete sentences for all questions asked. 

Option #1: Why does Art worry about the way he’s portraying his father, Vladek in the

book? Should Art worry about this? Explain.

Option #2: Is Vladek happy about Art’s book? Explain. Why would Vladek compare

Art to Walt Disney? 

Option #3: How does Janina, the governess react when Vladek and Anja come to her

for help? Why? 

**Bonus: Please log onto iXL.com and complete 20 minutes of mathematical exercises.**

**Bonus Question: What do you think happened to Abraham? Why do you think he sent a

letter from Hungary in Yiddish telling Vladek and Mandelbaum that everything was okay and that they should come to Hungary?**

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4/29 Chapter Five: Mouse Holes

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. Please answer in complete sentences for all questions asked. 

Option #1: Why does Anja’s nephew Luke refuse to go to the hidden bunker? Does

he make a smart decision? Why or why not?

Option #2: Why does Art Spiegelman portray the paths as a swastika? How does this

image express Vladek and Anja’s situation?

Option #3: Why does Vladek keep the 14 karat gold cigarette case and lady’s powder

case from Srodula, Poland?

**Bonus: Please log onto iXL.com and complete 20 minutes of mathematical exercises.**

**Bonus question: Vladek questions why he ever remarried after Anja’s death. Why do you

think he married Mala? Do you think Vladek and Mala have a good marriage? Explain.**

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