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Characterization and Setting: Harlem Summer Chapters 1 & 2
Chapter 1 (pages 1-10)
1. In chapter 1, the setting is
, New York City. The narrator is upset that
the weather has been too
lately
2. Mark's family lives in a house/ apartment/motel.
3. A mailman brings Mark's family a letter. What does the letter say, and why is this
bad news for the family?
4. Describe Mark's parents (Mama and Daddy). Use descriptive character traits!

Which of the following arguments uses a non sequitur fallacy? a. if we allow students to wear caps to school, soon we'll have to let them wear gang colors. b. you should vote for sylvia for class president because everyone else on the squad is voting for her. c. regulations on motorists should be lifted because factories are a bigger source of pollution. d. the gray wolves of winter falls park should be protected because they need our support.

2. page 1: schlosser describes "just another gorgeous rocky mountain vista. and yet cheyenne mountain is hardly pristine." why do you think schlosser describes the beautiful cheyenne mountain scene in detail before describing the military installation that lies inside?

Think about the noes story. which fits best on the blank line above?