English, 02.09.2020 14:01 Athaliah

Directions: Using the text entry box, copy and paste the questions below in the box and then answer them . Use the text to support your answers. Be sure to answer each question in complete sentences. To receive full credit, make sure to answer all parts of the question. 1. What sentences do you see repeated in this essay? What impact does this repetition have on the reader?

2. In paragraph 3, the author uses the metaphor that “a paragraph was a fence that held words.” Does this metaphor help you understand what a paragraph does? How would you explain a paragraph?

3. What do you notice changes in paragraph 5? Why do you think the author does this? Use evidence from the paragraph to support your answer.

4. What is the significance of the title “Superman and Me?”

5. Who is “Superman” in the beginning, middle and end of this essay? Why is this significant?

6. Why would a smart Indian be a “dangerous person, widely feared and ridiculed” (paragraph 6)? Why would non-Indians adopt this opinion? Why would Indian children adopt this self-defeating idea?

7. What does the author mean when he writes in paragraph 7, “I was trying to save my life”? What point is he making about books and educating oneself?

8. Based on Alexie’s story, what inner characteristics or outward support does a person need to break free of stereotypes and dead ends and forge a path to success?

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