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9. Where does the main character go after leaving San Francisco?

Goes back home

10. Does moving to San Francisco allow the main character to escape his daily routine? Explain why or why not, using evidence from the story.

Moving the place does not change his routine, he have to chance himself.

8. Where does the main character go on his tenth day in San Francisco?

To the coffee shop and park

4. Why does the main character go to San Francisco? a. He wants to escape his daily routine. b. He wants to visit Golden Gate Park. c. He wants to spend more time with his little sister. d. He wants to read On the Road.

a. He wants to escape his daily routine.

6. Read the following sentences: "I couldn't blame my frustration on anything external—no rain clouds threatening in the distance—it was a perfect day complete with golden sunshine and a gentle breeze. But I felt like I was going to explode. I could almost hear the high-pitched whistle of a teapot in my ears." Why does the author write that the main character could almost hear the high-pitched whistle of a teapot in his ears? a. The author compares the main character to a pot of boiling tea in order to show readers how the character feels. b. The author contrasts the main character with a pot of boiling tea in order to prove that people and tea have different traits. c. The author describes a teapot in detail in order to persuade readers to drink tea. d. The author describes the sound a teapot makes in order to show readers the importance of wearing earplugs when making tea.

a. The author compares the main character to a pot of boiling tea in order to show readers how the character feels.

5. What is a theme of this story? a. One way to solve a problem is by pretending it does not exist. b. A problem may follow you from one place to another. c. Most people do not care about those around them. d. Children should talk their parents before making a big decision.

b. A problem may follow you from one place to another.

7. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. The main character gets tired of his daily routine; _______, he moves to San Francisco. a. but b. consequently c. first d. such as

b. consequently

3. The main character is tired of his routine but not sure what to do about it. What information from the story supports this statement? a. "As I walked down the same street almost every day for the last 23 years, stopped at the same coffee shop almost every day for the last six, and ordered the same drink I had each of those days, I marveled at how routine my day was." b. "I smiled and waved to the little girl I had watched trade her stroller for a bicycle a few years earlier, and gave fifty cents to the homeless guy who always stands on the corner singing love songs." c. "I was filled with an urge to suddenly jump up and break the pattern, but all I could really master was moving my coffee to my other side and switching which leg was crossed over the other, exhaling sharply, like a cat that had been inadvertently kicked in the middle of the night." d. "I found a reasonably priced youth hostel right near Golden Gate Park, and was having a great time discovering a new city. I went for long walks every day, exploring and looking for a job. But first, I walked down the tree-lined street the hostel was on and to a nice little coffee shop I had discovered my second day in town."

c. "I was filled with an urge to suddenly jump up and break the pattern, but all I could really master was moving my coffee to my other side and switching which leg was crossed over the other, exhaling sharply, like a cat that had been inadvertently kicked in the middle of the night."

2. What is the main character's problem? a. He does not have enough money to keep buying coffee. b. He does not like being in college and having to read books. c. He does not like the bench in the park where he goes. d. He gets tired of doing the same things every day.

d. He gets tired of doing the same things every day.

1. What is the main character's routine? a. reading books and typing on his laptop b. making rings out of pipe cleaners with his sister c. traveling to faraway cities like Amsterdam and San Francisco d. buying coffee and walking to a park every day

d. buying coffee and walking to a park every day