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Summarizing Literary Text Quick Check
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Feature
That Spot
by Jack London
I don’t think much of Stephen Mackaye any more, though I used to swear by him. I know that in those days I loved him more than my own brother. If ever I meet Stephen Mackaye again, I shall not be responsible for my actions. It passes beyond me that a man with whom I shared food and blanket, and with whom I mushed over the Chilcoot Trail, should turn out the way he did. I always sized Steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. I shall never trust my judgment in men again. Why, I nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the Stewart; and he saved my life on the Little Salmon. And now, after the years we were together, all I can say of Stephen Mackaye is that he is the meanest man I ever knew.
Which is an objective summary of this paragraph?
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Responses
The Chilcoot Trail was famous as a difficult pass for gold prospectors in the Klondike.
The Chilcoot Trail was famous as a difficult pass for gold prospectors in the Klondike.
The Klondike gold rush often sowed hatred and discord between those who had previously been friends.
The Klondike gold rush often sowed hatred and discord between those who had previously been friends.
The narrator no longer thinks of Stephen Mackaye despite having spent much time with him.
The narrator no longer thinks of Stephen Mackaye despite having spent much time with him.
The narrator used to be close to Stephen Mackaye but now considers him a horrible person.
The narrator used to be close to Stephen Mackaye but now considers him a horrible person.
Summarizing Literary Text Quick Check
3 of 53 of 5 Items
Feature
That Spot
by Jack London
I don’t think much of Stephen Mackaye any more, though I used to swear by him. I know that in those days I loved him more than my own brother. If ever I meet Stephen Mackaye again, I shall not be responsible for my actions. It passes beyond me that a man with whom I shared food and blanket, and with whom I mushed over the Chilcoot Trail, should turn out the way he did. I always sized Steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. I shall never trust my judgment in men again. Why, I nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the Stewart; and he saved my life on the Little Salmon. And now, after the years we were together, all I can say of Stephen Mackaye is that he is the meanest man I ever knew.
Which is an objective summary of this paragraph?
(1 point)
Responses
The Chilcoot Trail was famous as a difficult pass for gold prospectors in the Klondike.
The Chilcoot Trail was famous as a difficult pass for gold prospectors in the Klondike.
The Klondike gold rush often sowed hatred and discord between those who had previously been friends.
The Klondike gold rush often sowed hatred and discord between those who had previously been friends.
The narrator no longer thinks of Stephen Mackaye despite having spent much time with him.
The narrator no longer thinks of Stephen Mackaye despite having spent much time with him.
The narrator used to be close to Stephen Mackaye but now considers him a horrible person.
The narrator used to be close to Stephen Mackaye but now considers him a horrible person.
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GPT-4o mini
The most objective summary of the paragraph is:
**The narrator used to be close to Stephen Mackaye but now considers him a horrible person.**
This response captures the main idea of the narrator's shift in perception of Stephen Mackaye due to their past relationship and the narrator's current feelings of betrayal.
**The narrator used to be close to Stephen Mackaye but now considers him a horrible person.**
This response captures the main idea of the narrator's shift in perception of Stephen Mackaye due to their past relationship and the narrator's current feelings of betrayal.