Vocabulary
Educated guess on evidence
inference
Schatz's father knows that his son is ill first when...
His son comes into his parent's bedroom to shut the windows.
Which event shows that Schatz wants to live?
He struggles to stay awake.
What we can tell about Papa's character from the things he says to Schatz?
He wants to comfort his son when he learns his fears.
uninterested or indifferent
detached
This is what Schatz means.
treasure
The reason Schatz thinks he is going to die.
French schoolboys told him that very high fever is deadly and he didn't understand the difference between temperatures.
relaxed
slack
What the normal temperature is in fahrenheit
98
It won't be long before the boy_____________better.
feeled
feels
felt
feel
feels
This medication was not available during this time.
antiobiotics
The title "A Day's Wait" indicates
Schatz's believing that he has only a short time to live.
When did this story really happen to his son?
When his son was nine years old.
A person or animal who takes part in the action of a story.
character
The doctor said the boy would feel better if he_____________warm clothing and ________ some hot soup.
wore, ate
balanced
poised
In the story, Hemingway is concerned with the
fears of children
a small group of wild birds frightened out of their hiding place
flushed a covey of quail
How old Hemingway was when he was in the American Red Cross
19
Theme of "A Day's Wait"
grace under pressure
initiated or started
commenced
Tell the three medications the doctor left for the boy.
One to bring the fever down. Another a purgative, which is a laxative. One to overcome an acid condition.
Normal temperature in celcius
37
Pieces of medal and other debris from a blast
shrapnel
What Hemingway wished
Wished he could have stayed his age and lived in the north forever.