In New York City, in a poor neighborhood in the summer.
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What did George do during the nights?
He walked several blocks to a little park where he thought of the better life he wanted with a good job, a private home and a family.
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What did George do at the end of the story?
He went to the library, counted a hundred books and sat down to read.
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How did George guess Mr. Cattanzara didn't tell everyone he wasn't reading books?
When he finally left his room he saw that people were still friendly to him. A man asked him if it was true he had finished reading all the books.
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Describe Mr. Cattanzara. (3 facts)
Mr. Cattanzara is a stocky, bald-headed man who works as a change maker on an IRT stations. He lives with his fat sick wife above a shoe repair store in a block
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Name two things that George would like to have in the future.
He wants to have money, a good job, a girlfriend, a house with a porch on a street with trees
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Why is the story called A Summer's Reading if George started reading after the summer in the fall?
The actual reading did start in the fall, but George "read" his situation and learnt about himself during the summer. Only this summer reading of himself could
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How is the relationship between George and Mrs. Cattanzara?
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What did Mr. Cattanzara mean when he said "George, don't do what I did?"
Mr. Cattanzara wants George to finish his education and get a better job and a better life - something that Mr. Cattanzara himself didn't do.
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Give 10 points!
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Double points!
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Other team loses 20 points!
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Lose 5 points!
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How many books George claimed to read?
100
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What was Mr. Cattanzara's weakness?
He sometimes got drunk
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Who are the main characters in the story?
eorge and Mr. Cattanzara
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What changed after George told Mr. Cattanzara he was reading a hundred books?
1. The shoe maker said to George that he was a good boy. 2. People simled at him kindly. 3. Sophie was softer to him and gave him a buck a week from her earning
