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A great sheet of white paper was pinned on the wall, covered with curious lines, and little colored dots, in blocks, together. In one corner, there was written: Green = Napoleon's infantry, Blue = Napoleon's cavalry, Red = Joseph Hooper looked at it. But he felt unwelcome here, his son stood, moving the pencil sharpener from hand to hand, waiting. But that is not what any battlefield ever was, that....' he made a gesture for he wanted to talk, he did not wish to feel an intruder, a stranger in his son's room. He thought, we should be close together, we have only one another, I ought to be able to talk freely with him. But more than anything, it angered him to see his son's careful map, he wanted to tell the truth of the matter, to impart a vision of men and blood and horses, the boom and stench of gunfire and the noise of pain, the terrible confusion of it all. But he could not begin. Edmund Hooper stood, watching, sullen. Where is Charles Kingshaw? He might be anywhere. I don't know where. Then you should know, Edmund, you should be with him. I am not very pleased by this way you are behaving. Why are you not with him? Because I don't know where he is. Do not answer me back, please. Hooper sighed. Joseph Hooper though, if he were old I could deal with him, if he were older and different all could be understood and explained away by his adolescence. Or so one reads. But he is still a child, he is not yet eleven. Well you had better look for him, and then take him around the place, show him the house and the village and so on, make him feel well, feel at home, I am very anxious that he should do so, Yes. This is his home now. Oh are they going to stay then? THEY WILL STAY FOR THE SUMMER CERTAINLY AND I AM QUITE SURE HIS VOICE TRAILED OFF AS HE STOOD IN THE DOORWAY HE WOULD NOT SPEAK TO HIS SON ABOUT WHAT HE FELT HOW MUCH HE WISHED THAT EVERYTHING HERE WOULD PLEASE MRS HELENA KINGSHAW. Edumund Hooper thought, how old my father looks. He has a thin face. I want you to get on with Charles, and with Mrs. Kingshaw too. There will be days when i shall not come back until very late, nights when I have to stay up in London altogether. You will What? Well the Kingshaws are here everything is for the best. You will have company. Hooper turned away.
1) What did Joseph Hooper believe he ought to be able to do with his son yet refused to do? Include information from this sentence: THEY WILL STAY FOR THE SUMMER CERTAINLY AND I AM QUITE SURE HIS VOICE TRAILED OFF AS HE STOOD IN THE DOORWAY HE WOULD NOT SPEAK TO HIS SON ABOUT WHAT HE FELT HOW MUCH HE WISHED THAT EVERYTHING HERE WOULD PLEASE MRS HELENA KINGSHAW. 1) ANSWER IS TOO LONG. SUMMARIZE YOUR ANSWER USING THE MAIN POINTS FROM THE PASSAGE MY ANSWER: Joseph hooper believed he ought to be able to talk freely with his son and wanted to tell the truth of the matter to impart a vision of men and blood and horses, the boom and stench of gunfire, the noise of pain, and the terrible confusion of it all, which he refused to do this because he could not begin, and instead he stood watching sullenly, unable to express his feelings or have the open, honest conversation he felt he should have.
1) What did Joseph Hooper believe he ought to be able to do with his son yet refused to do? Include information from this sentence: THEY WILL STAY FOR THE SUMMER CERTAINLY AND I AM QUITE SURE HIS VOICE TRAILED OFF AS HE STOOD IN THE DOORWAY HE WOULD NOT SPEAK TO HIS SON ABOUT WHAT HE FELT HOW MUCH HE WISHED THAT EVERYTHING HERE WOULD PLEASE MRS HELENA KINGSHAW. 1) ANSWER IS TOO LONG. SUMMARIZE YOUR ANSWER USING THE MAIN POINTS FROM THE PASSAGE MY ANSWER: Joseph hooper believed he ought to be able to talk freely with his son and wanted to tell the truth of the matter to impart a vision of men and blood and horses, the boom and stench of gunfire, the noise of pain, and the terrible confusion of it all, which he refused to do this because he could not begin, and instead he stood watching sullenly, unable to express his feelings or have the open, honest conversation he felt he should have.
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GPT-4o mini
Joseph Hooper believed he ought to be able to speak freely and openly with his son about his feelings and the realities of life, including the harsh truths of war. However, he refused to do so, feeling unable to start the conversation, and instead stood silently, watching his son sullenly without expressing his emotions or engaging in the honest discussion he desired.