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"My Hero" by Willis Hall

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    Answer the questions about the poem to test your understanding. You will be divided into two teams: boys VS girls, the team with most points win.
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  • Which lines suggests that the persona thinks of his father as the best hero? (stanza 1)
    I rate him Number One
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  • What is the meaning of "the dead of night"? (stanza 1)
    The night is very dark and quiet
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  • List two things that do not scare the persona's father. (stanza 2)
    i) Late-night film / horror movie on television, ii) Skeletons
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  • Which line tells us that the persona is confident about his father's bravery? (stanza 2)
    Not dad, not on your Nelly!
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  • What would the persona's father do to prove that he is not afraid of ghosts? (stanza 3)
    Smile and greet them
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  • Which line suggests that his father is better than other fathers? (stanza 3)
    My dad could just defeat 'em
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  • State the three types of monsters mentioned in stanza 4.
    i) Vampires, ii) Wolf-man, iii) Frankenstein's monster
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  • The word "him" refers to who? (stanza 4)
    The persona's father
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  • Which lines suggests that the persona's father is very confident? (stanza 5)
    And he's always ready to prove it
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  • What does the persona's mother have to do in the bathroom? (stanza 5)
    She has to remove the spider that is in the bathtub.
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