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The imagery in the story helps the reader understand what is really happening in the story and why it is important. In this listening activity, your goal is to decide whether the statements that you hear accurately express the theme of the story.

Click the audio button to hear the statement, and then click on the true or false button. The feedback will appear after you have provided your answer.

Statement 1

The son counts things to keep himself alive and to focus on his mother’s sickness.

True

False

Statement 2

When he arrives, the house feels empty. He has to fill it with work and things.

True

False

Statement 3

The food on the counter is an indication of how much the mother has been eating.

True

False

Statement 4

The food goes bad, so the son switches to bland and non-perishable food that “will last forever,” hoping his mother will, too.

True

False

Statement 5

The mother dies in the spring, and the son enters a new stage of growth, and seems happier.

True

False

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