English, 03.01.2020 14:31 jennynmike03

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"i don't know anything, he said, "except that i'm beginning to be sorry we bought that room for the children. if children are neurotic at all, a room like that—"

"it's supposed to them work off their neuroses in a healthful way."

"i'm starting to wonder." he stared at the ceiling.

"we've given the children everything they ever wanted. is this our reward—secrecy, disobedience? "

"who was it who said, 'children are carpets, they should be stepped on occasionally'? we've never lifted a hand. they're insufferable—let's admit it. they come and go when they like; they treat us as if we were offspring. they're spoiled and we're spoiled."

"they've been acting funny ever since you forbade them to take the rocket to new york a few months ago."

"they're not old enough to do that alone, i explained."

"nevertheless, i've noticed they've been decidedly cool toward us since."

"i think i'll have dave mcclean come tomorrow morning to have a look at africa."

"but it's not africa now, it's green mansions country and rima."

"i have a feeling it'll be africa again before then."

a moment later they heard the screams.

two screams. two people screaming from downstairs. and then a roar of lions.

"wendy and peter aren't in their rooms," said his wife.

he lay in his bed with his beating heart. "no," he said. "they've broken into the nursery."

"those screams—they sound familiar."

"do they? "

"yes, awfully."
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1. what can you infer about the hadley family based on the beginning of the passage?

a. they are well-off financially.
b. they are careful with their money.
c. they are considerate of each other.
d. they are respectful of each other's privacy.

2. read the excerpt from the passage:
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"i don't know anything," he said, "except that i'm beginning to be sorry we bought that room for the children. if children are neurotic at all, a room like that—"

"it's supposed to them work off their neuroses in a healthful way."
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how are children viewed in the society in which the hadleys live, based on the excerpt?

a. as completely
b. as mentally unstable
c. as spiritually rewarding
d. as generally obedient

3. the parents' attitude toward their children in this passage might be best characterized as

a. fond
b. angry
c. proud
d. wary

4. the literary device of foreshadowing is used in which of the following excerpts?

a. "they're spoiled and we're spoiled."
b. "those screams—they sound familiar."
c. "i have a feeling it'll be africa again before then."
d. "they're not old enough to do that alone, i explained."

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