Matching - Selection 2

Directions: Match the words or phrases on the left with the appropriate answers on the right. Select the correct letter in the space provided. Use each answer only once.

Reading Selection 2 A Son's Memoir, by John Daniel
1 A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) The author implies that in the past his mother was __________. 2 A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) The author's purpose in writing this selection was to describe and share a __________ experience in his life. 3 A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) The son was somewhat __________of having to care for his mother. 4 A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) __________, however, was self-conscious about being naked in the shower. 5 A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) In paragraph 3, the author's tone could be described as __________. 6 A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) __________ was once a Sea Scout. 7 A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) The author's mother had __________, not of impact but of age. 8 A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) The author felt it was ultimately a __________ to help his mother. 9 A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) The author's mother seemed to have __________ to see things that he could only glimpse.			Answer choices for questions 1 through 9 A) bruises B) John Daniel C) self-pitying and bitter. D) privilege E) Zilla Daniel F) independent G) important H) resentful I) uncanny power