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Nadine GordimerA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Reading Check
1. A gold mine (Paragraph 7)
2. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED (Paragraph 9)
3. Riots and burglaries (Paragraphs 10, 11)
4. A dog and a cat (Paragraph 9)
5. Barbed-wire coils (Paragraph 17)
6. He dies after getting caught in the barbed wire. (Paragraph 18)
Short Answer
1. He uses the alarm system as a toy to play walkie-talkies. (Paragraph 10)
2. She suggests burglar bars for the doors and windows as well as an alarm system. (Paragraph 11)
3. Playing pretend, he imagines himself as a prince saving Sleeping Beauty. (Paragraph 18)
By Nadine Gordimer
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