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.In "President Cleveland, Where Are You?", how does Jerry feel when the store stops selling cowboy cards?

(1 Point)

He feels happy because he doesn’t have to fight for more cards

He feels guilty because he didn’t give all his money to Armand.

He is excited to start collecting president cards.
4.In "President Cleveland, Where Are You?", what happens because of the main problem (conflict) in the story?
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Jerry has a hard time choosing between helping himself or helping his brother

Jerry and his best friend Roger stop being friends

Jerry and the other boys fight with kids from another neighborhood.
5.The story "President Cleveland, Where Are You?" happens during the Great Depression. How does this time period affect the family in the story?
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Jerry’s younger siblings get sick and go to the hospital.

Jerry is too late to help pick out a birthday gift for his dad.

Jerry’s dad loses his job, and Armand has to make money for the family.
6.What does the story "President Cleveland, Where Are You?" show without saying it directly? Inference
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Armand knows why Jerry feels bad about the birthday gift.

Jerry’s grades get worse because of the trading cards.

The boys stop liking the cards when cowboy cards are gone.
7.Which sentence (evidence) from the story best shows that Armand understands how Jerry feels?
(1 Point)

"We looked at those cards so often that the biographies imprinted themselves on our minds without effort."

"'It's all right,' he said gently. 'Maybe you've learned something.'"

"The president cards were a roaring success and the cowboy cards were quickly forgotten."

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Here are the answers based on the content of the story "President Cleveland, Where Are You?":

  1. How does Jerry feel when the store stops selling cowboy cards?

    • He feels guilty because he didn’t give all his money to Armand.

  2. What happens because of the main problem (conflict) in the story?

    • Jerry has a hard time choosing between helping himself or helping his brother.

  3. How does the Great Depression affect the family in the story?

    • Jerry’s dad loses his job, and Armand has to make money for the family.

  4. What does the story show without saying it directly? (Inference)

    • Armand knows why Jerry feels bad about the birthday gift.

  5. Which sentence from the story best shows that Armand understands how Jerry feels?

    • "'It's all right,' he said gently. 'Maybe you've learned something.'"

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