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3219450-259080001066800-257175“Rain, Rain, Go Away” by Isaac Asimov 00“Rain, Rain, Go Away” by Isaac Asimov Mr. HealyName ___________________Team IX-___Date ___________________Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Be sure to proofread your answers and be prepared to share.What is it that the new neighbors are always doing? What signpost is this an example of?What does Lillian find strange about Mr. Sakkaro, in particular?609600034417000What is George doing while Lillian is expressing her worries about the Sakkaros? What can we infer about what George thinks about Lillian’s concerns based on his behavior?What is the Sakkaros’ home like? Why is it strange? How does Mrs. Sakkaro get Lillian a glass of water? What might this imply? What does Mr. Sakkaro bring with him to Murphy’s park? What does the boy carry?Why is George gloomy when he thinks that the Sakkaros might be wealthy? What signpost is revealed, now that George is interested in the Sakkaros?-323850-13335000What seems to be the only thing that the Sakkaros will eat? How do they respond when offered other things? 104775267970Circle the correct plural possessive:The Sakkaros’ homeThe Sakkaros’s home0Circle the correct plural possessive:The Sakkaros’ homeThe Sakkaros’s home5553075-409575Listen to “Rain, Rain…”0Listen to “Rain, Rain…”6334125-22733000How do the Sakkaros act on the way home? What happens to the Sakkaros in the rain?Directions: Answer the following questions about the following literary terms.What foreshadowing clues were given to warn us as to the outcome of the story? Identify instances of foreshadowing from the story.-12382529527500What is the rising action? What events build up the tension in the story?What is the climax of the story? What happens that tells you that it’s the climax? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What is setting? How does Asimov use setting to build tension in the story?Looking back: At one point in the story, Mr. Sakkaro says that he is” a student of human nature.” What might you infer about this statement? What is Mr. Sakkaro revealing to us, the readers, about himself, and his family? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How is Mrs. Wright’s statement at the end of the story an example of irony?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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