title of story "Half a Day" by Naguib Mahfouz
1. How would you describe the narrator's attitude toward school? Copy the part that supports your answer.
2. What did the boy notice as he walked home?
3. What happened when the main character tries to solve his problem?
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Answer:
1. The narrator is nervous, he feels like he’s being punished.
2. He ran and noticed a middle-aged man who greets him familiarly.
3. He’s now surrounded not by gardens, but by crowds of people, cars, and tall buildings. Increasingly alarmed and more desperate to reach home than ever, the narrator is trying to cross a busy street when a young boy approaches to help him, addressing him as “Grandpa.”
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