One theme of this story is coming of age, which is revealed through Kevin’s experiences at school and home. In the story, Kevin feels caught between his interactions with his father at home and his teacher at school. Waldo, Kevin’s teacher, humiliates Kevin because his father helped him complete his homework, which is incorrect. Consider the character interaction at the end of the story between Kevin and his father:
“How did it go today?” his father asked.
“All right.” They kept silent until they reached the corner of their own street.
“What about the Latin?”
Kevin faltered, feeling a babyish desire to cry.
“How was it?”
“OK. Fine.”
“Good. I was a bit worried about it. It was done in a bit of a rush. Son, your Da’s a genius.” He smacked him with the paper again. Kevin laughed and slipped his hand into the warmth of his father’s overcoat pocket, deep to the elbow.
Kevin has the “babyish desire to cry,” but he doesn’t let his father know about the problems at school. His restraint shows that through this experience Kevin has matured, and he is protecting his father from feeling the humiliation from his school experience.
Answer:
1) Let's
2) thanks
3) free
4) sounds
5) How
6) great
Explanation:
Basically, the choice of the adequate word depends on the context of the sentence.
Sentence 1) expresses a suggestion which means that "Let's" seems like a good choice.
Sentence 2) is refusal and polite way to refuse an offer is by using "No, thanks".
Sentence 3) checks whether someone is available, so we can use the adjective "free".
In sentence 4) the proposal is agreed upon, so we use the phrase "That sounds great".
Sentence 5) is another proposal with the phrase "How about...?"
And finally, sentence 6) expresses confirmation with "That's perfect!"
Answer:
Relieve, naive, sleeve, conceive, achieve, leave, eve, grieve, we’ve
Explanation:
All these terms are used in reference to a word or expression except for diction that refers to a way of pronouncing.
1. Manner of expressing ideas in words: diction
2. Worn out by use: trite
3. Words or phrases usually characterized by a special vividness or coloring: slang
4. Used in everyday, informal talk, but not in formal English : colloquial
5. Stiffly dignified or formal: stilted
6. Not definitely or precisely expressed :vague
