Reading and All That Jazz: Tuning Up Your Reading, Thinking, and Study Skills, 2/e

Peter Mather, Glendale Community College
Rita McCarthy, Glendale Community College

Modes of Organization

Journal

Modes of Organization

Reading Selection:

The Chaser, by John Collier

In Your Own Words


1		In the very first sentence of this story, what descriptive words give the setting a sinister aspect?



2		What word or words are used to describe Alan?



3		What effects does Alan think the potion will have? Why does Alan want to purchase it? How will the potion actually affect Diana?



4		Does the old man think that Alan will return later in life? Refer to specific details in the story to support your answer. At the end of the story what does the old man mean by "more expensive things"?



5		What does the old man mean when he says: "Young people who need a love potion very seldom have five thousand dollars. Otherwise they would not need a love potion." What viewpoint about love is he expressing?



6		What point is Collier making about love? How can something that we want very badly end up causing us grief?



7		Why is one bottle referred to by words such as a "'glove-cleaner," or a "life-cleaner?"



8		What is ironic about this particular story? What does Alan expect to happen? What is really going to happen?

Reading Selection:

My Possessions Myself, by Russell W. Belk

Written assignment


9		After reading the article, My Possessions Myself, describe which possessions you would save from a fire at your own home if you could safely retrieve anything (assuming all your family members and pets were safely removed). Tell why you would save these particular items and why they are so important to you.

Reading Selection:

Charley's Secret, by Shannon Moon Leonetti


10		If you were a woman who lived in Charley's time, would you have been tempted to try to pass yourself as a man? Why or why not?

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