According to the author, our interpretation of the world is shaped by

What is the “unfinished work” to which Lincoln refers in line 16?

What does the bell cricket symbolize in the story?

 Mr. Pirzada came to the United States to 

The incident of the husband stealing his wife’s savings (lines 50–53) supports the author’s point that

Which is a valid cause-and-effect relationship based on details in the text?

 In Lincoln’s view, why is it necessary that the Union win the war?

Why does the boy repeat his question three times?

What does the narrator’s observation that the day may come “when it seems to you that the world is only full of grasshoppers” suggest about his or her own experience? Discuss the symbolism of grasshoppers in this context.

 According to the author, we feel positive emotions when we