Question

Lucy DOL "Cold Heart" pages 85-96 Directions to Students: Using your understanding of the reading, answer the following questions. 1. What does the description of the iron bars on the windows symbolize in the text? A) Freedom B) Security C) Confinement D) Beauty 2. Which word best reflects the way "haven" is used in the sentence? "I understood finding the place you are born in an unbearable prison and wanting something completely different from what you are familiar with, knowing it represents a haven ." A) Substitute B) Trap C) Shelter D) Escape 3. Which word best reflects the way "afflict" is used in the sentence? "I had begun to suffer from violent headaches, exactly like the ones that used to afflict my mother." A) Assist B) Distress C) Heal D) Comfort 4. What does Lucy's dream of the gift at the bottom of the pool represent? A) Her longing for happiness B) A desire for material wealth C) Fear of the unknown D) Her relationship with Peggy 5. Lucy feels a connection to the French painter because... A) He lived a comfortable life B) He was wealthy and famous C) He painted pictures of her childhood D) He rebelled against an established order

Answer 1

Here are the answers to the questions based on the reading of "Cold Heart" by Lucy DOL:

1. What does the description of the iron bars on the windows symbolize in the text?
- **C) Confinement**

2. Which word best reflects the way "haven" is used in the sentence?
- **C) Shelter**

3. Which word best reflects the way "afflict" is used in the sentence?
- **B) Distress**

4. What does Lucy's dream of the gift at the bottom of the pool represent?
- **A) Her longing for happiness**

5. Lucy feels a connection to the French painter because...
- **D) He rebelled against an established order**

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