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What might be one of the themes of "Stop the Sun"?

A war can affect a person for a lifetime.

It was a zoo in the arena when the band finally came out on stage.

A zoo, Commotion

_____ Disturbance

A. Commotion

great damage_____________

B:Founder

Why does Terry's father say he died that day in the war?

Because he lost himself in that war and his normal self died there. He lost the version that Terry was use to seeing

_____broke down

C. Ruin

_____not moving; still

D. Inert

3. What is the first complication?

He asks his mom but she tells him that he has Viet. Syn. because of the war and they do not talk about it and he does not like to talk about it.

5. What is the third complication?

He asks his teacher, Mr. Carlson and he suggested reading some book but it did not help him.

4. What is the second complication?

He goes to the library to look at some of the books but he does not find anything about what happened in the war.

By the end of the story, what has Terry learned about life?

It is not always possible to truly understand another person.

Terry's mother deals with his father's problems by—

She doesn't talk about around him or anything to do with the vietnam war.

What detail reveals that Terry and his father basically have a good relationship?

Terry and his father spend a lot of time together on weekends.

1. What is the basic situation?

Terry is bothered because he does not understand why his father acts strange.

8. What is the resolution?

Terry understands a little bit now but he understands that he will never fully understand and he accepts it. In addition, he will not be embarrassed when his dad does something weird and he will be more sympathetic.

2. What is the conflict?

Terry wants to know why his dad acts strange and how he got Vietnam Syndrome.

What is actually happening when Terry's father's eyes "go away"?

Terry's father has flashbacks of the vietnam war. He feels like he is reliving the event in his mind and he is in his mind and flashbacks than reality.

How is the Vietnam War relevant to the theme of "Stop the Sun"?

Terry's father is haunted by his experiences in the Vietnam War.

6. What is the fourth complication?

The memory of when his dad embarrassed him in the mall when his dad was squirming around the floor on his stomach and making noises in the hardware store.

9. What is the theme of "Stop the Sun."Give some ex. that support the theme.

The theme is patience and courage. The theme is also war and how war can scar you for life. He acts weird sometimes and his wander off because of the Vietnam Syn. from the war.It took a lot of courage to ask his father why he acts so weird because he didn't want to hurt his feelings. It took a lot of patience for Terry to ask and understand.

Which phrase describes what a theme is?

The topic and subject examined in a text.

7. What is the subplot?

When his dad tells him a story about when he was in war and he was hiding and how he could hear the mortars and he was the only one alive out of 54 men.

An earthquake could wipe out the entire city.

Wipe out, Ruin

Why does Terry's father crawl across the floor of the hardware store?

because he was relieving the vietnam war and he went down on the ground so he could be in cover but in reality he is on the ground in a supermarket

The lima bean flavored ice cream bombed out with customers.

bombed out, Foundered

Terry demonstrates how difficult it is to talk about his father's problems when he—

refuses to broach the subject with his father

The class hit the roof when the teacher announced a pop quiz.

the roof, commotion

My mom said to sit tight until she got back.

tight,inert