What do you think about what Keith reveals to Lauren? How does Lauren mourn and process pain?
What do you think about her grieving?
How might you connect Keith’s lack of empathy on page 110 to Lauren’s thoughts about hyperempathy on page 115?
How are these two pieces of text in conversation with each other?

1. what is the best example of the use of rhyme? a. the beat of drum b. fresh green grass c. a wild little child d. the kindness of strangers 2. which of the following is always true about a haiku? a. it has one three-line stanza b.it has a specific rhyme scheme of abab c. it uses alliteration d. it expresses thoughts or feelings of a single speaker 3. what is the best example a simile? a. marty’s shout rattled the windows b.her voice was clear as a bell c. he is a bear in the morning d.the blossoms in the garden nodded