Setting
What is the central/main setting for this story?
Lawnrest Nursing Home
The protagonist of The Moustache
Mike
Why does Annie not visit the hospital with Mike?
She is sick
Mike is ______ years old in the story.
17
Aside from highlights, name one other thing that annotations consist of.
Definitions, personal commentary, notes, illustrations
True or False: Lawnrest is a hospital
False
Annie is:
Mike's older sister
How does Mike feel about not visiting his grandmother sooner?
Guilty
The grandmother confesses her lingering feelings of ______.
Guilt/Regret
According to the annotation guide used in class, yellow was used to highlight:
Characters
True or False: The story is set in the late 1800's
False, it set around the 1960's era
Cindy is:
Mike's girlfriend
The grandmother tells Mike to looks at all the birds outside the window, what does Mike see?
Nothing
The moustache symbolizes Mike’s desire to appear more ______
Mature
According to the annotation guide used in class, pink was used to highlight:
Plot points
The story begins and ends where?
Mike's House
Who does Mike visit?
His grandmother
Which of these lines best supports the idea that the story explores the challenges of aging?
A. “Mike’s mother reminded him, ‘It won’t take you long.’”
B. “He had driven down there more or less out of duty.”
C. “She spoke as if her words were a burden she had carried for years.”
D. “The moustache made him feel older, though not always in a good way.”
C. “She spoke as if her words were a burden she had carried for years.”
After the visit, Mike feels too ______ to explain the experience to his mother.
Shaken
According to the annotation guide used in class, circling means we need to:
Take a second look at something/define a unfamiliar word
How does Mike describe the smell of the nursing home?
Lack of any smell/absence of odor "The air was antiseptic, sterile"
Who does Mike's grandmother mistake him for?
His grandfather/ His grandmother's late husband
Which statement best reflects Mike’s change at the end of the story?
A. He is proud of how his moustache makes him look older.
B. He realizes he is not ready for the responsibilities of adulthood.
C. He wishes he had more time to talk with his grandmother.
D. He decides to visit his grandmother every week.
B. He realizes he is not ready for the responsibilities of adulthood.
One theme of the story is that growing up often requires facing difficult ______.
Consequences
We write our notes in the _______ of the page when making annotations.
Margin