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Critical thinking involves considering and analyzing what is really happening in the story, and why it is important. It helps you understand what the theme or main idea of the story is. In this activity, you will demonstrate your comprehension by deciding whether or not the given statements express the main ideas of the text.

Read each statement and click either true or false.

Question 1

By measuring the hours, the food and the snow, the son is measuring his final days with his mother.

True

False

Question 2

The line at the end means that the son carries with him the stink of death.

True

False

Question 3

The son is very relieved once his mother is dead because he can go outside.

True

False

Question 4

The son cuts himself because he wants to show that he is still alive.

True

False

Question 5

The food the mother eats is always prepared like baby food.

True

False

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