Barbara couldn’t take it anymore. Her upstairs neighbor was blasting his stereo again. She had asked him twice already to turn the volume down. The first time she asked, he was surprised. He said he didn’t know that she could hear his stereo. “Yes,” she said, “it’s just like your stereo was in my living room. I can hear every note!” He said he would keep it down. She hoped that he was telling the truth. Of course, he wasn’t. The very next day, he blasted his stereo. She marched upstairs to remind him of his promise. He said the volume was so low that he could barely hear it. She asked him to turn it lower. He said he would try. Barbara could swear that when she reentered her apartment, the music was louder than when she had walked upstairs. So, this was at the third time. She took her baseball bat upstairs with her. She knocked very loudly on his door. When we opened the door, she creamed at him like a crazy person. She told him she would kill him if he didn’t turn the music down and keep it down. His eyes got big. She went downstairs. She couldn’t hear a note. I can’t believe I said that, she told herself. Comprehension Check 1. What is the setting of the story (time and place)? 2. What would you do if your neighbor had loud music on and would not turn the volume down? 3. What is the lesson (moral) of the story? 4. Who are the characters in the story? 5. How did Barbara’s neighbor feel the first time she asked him to turn the music down?​