Below is a chart which shows the continuum from pessimistic to optimistic and on which you can "gauge" where a character fits at each point in the story.
for each of the stories, "the trout" and "the wager," decide where you think each story's main character is at the beginning, the middle and the end of the story. after you decide, put a quote in the appropriate box to support your "optimism gauge." i have done the first box for you as an example. this assignment is worth 25 points – 5 points for each box completed.
"the wager"
extreme
pessimism
moderate
pessimism
neutral
moderate
optimism
extreme
optimism
beginning
one of the guests, a jurist, a young man of twenty-five years of age, replied: to live under any conditions is better than not to live at all."
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end
"the trout"
extreme
pessimism
moderate
pessimism
neutral
moderate
optimism
extreme
optimism
beginning
middle
end

Drag the tiles to the correct boxes to complete the pairs. match each paragraph to its corresponding purpose. tiles: instructs describes persuades narrates pairs before you purchase a used car from a dealer or an individual, there are important steps you must take. first, examine the car using an inspection checklist, which you can download and print from many websites. then test-drive the car under a variety of road conditions, making sure that it handles well in many situations. finally, ask for the car’s maintenance report and make sure you understand any repairs made on the car. arrowboth "good morning, sal! " uncle freddie said. " for coming in so early today." uncle freddie danced as he spoke. sal yawned. he did not know how his uncle woke up so cheerfully before dawn every day. uncle freddie placed a tray of cookies in front of sal. "i need you to decorate these," he said. he handed sal several tubes of icing. arrowboth the hole created by the meteorite's impact, known as the barringer meteorite crater, can still be seen today. it is one mile wide and over 550 feet deep—20 football games could be played at the same time on its floor, and more than two million people could watch from its sloping sides. arrowboth you know the feeling: it’s minutes until the school bus comes, but you just rolled out of bed, threw on some clothes, barely brushed your teeth, and now you’re racing out the door to catch the bus. you skip breakfast again. that’s three days this week alone! it’s no wonder, then, that by second period you start to feel awful, with your stomach grumbling and your eyelids drooping. my fellow classmates, listen up! you may be surprised by how a few simple changes in your life can have a huge effect on how you feel morning, noon, and night! arrowboth