<p>Ah. Well they weren’t trying to be inconspicuous or anything.</p>
<p>I put unaccustomed freedom because they seemed really carefree and the father was being wildly enthusiastic.</p>
<p>silverturtle, I remember the passage talking about how with new methods and technology, ancient astronomers were troubled not only because they couldn’t figure out why things were the way they were, but also because their new findings seemed to disprove their longstanding traditional folktales…</p>
<p>I had the impression that stealthy was to be taken more…I dunno, metaphorically in the sense that the boy and his father were slowly traversing the land.</p>
<p>Did the example of the scientist really “expand on generalizations?” </p>
<p>I remember thinking quite surely that it exemplified the first paragraph, while what would be the generalizations weren’t exemplified by the example of scientist. </p>
<p>Anyone?</p>
<p>And sorry for the vagueness.</p>
<p>Silverturtle,</p>
<p>How can the one on Virgil and his father be tender? I got impressionstic or comfort because the father looked pleasant at the end with his son.</p>
<p>Wistfulness is incorrect is because at the end, the son was lighthearted about his trip with his father at Chicago, Motel.</p>
<p>Suprised about the celebratory trip because of where he went with him. Although the the boy did form companionship with his father, that wasn’t the overall point of the passage.</p>
<p>Man, these aren’t bright questions sometimes.</p>
<p>the original text, as best as my memory is willing to serve, said something like</p>
<p>earl even let me kick back and listen to elvis presley on the radio</p>
<p>that, along with watching the cars roll by and everything</p>
<p>kind of implies that the gamut of activities and observations available to them gave them unaccustomed freedom</p>
<p>sorry, is silverturtle advocating stealthy progress?</p>
<p>just curious</p>
<p>and i wonder why virgil brought up cards in “new cars came out like cards from an endless deck”</p>
<p>suggest something
i cant remember what i put
anyone remember any choices or what he or she put?</p>
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<p>Not so… in fact, I only marked answers that were directly supported by the passage (or so I thought…). Again, look at the choice of words. Why would the author choose to use the word “thieves”? Why wouldn’t he/she use “prisoners” instead? “Thieves” obviously has a more negative connotation than “prisoners”, so… </p>
<p>But like I said, I don’t have the text with me to prove anything, so I’ll keep quiet and assume you guys are right, even if I still have my doubts.</p>
<p>Wistfulness is CORRECT because the definition is “having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing : a wistful smile.” He has a vague longing to see his mother again. He’s thinking and longing about her.</p>
<p>Hm, but was there any evidence that they were slowly traversing the land?</p>
<p>The tender one–I don’t remember the lines so I can’t argue for it.</p>
<p>Wistful–It’s referring to that particular moment, not the whole trip.</p>
<p>Surprised–There is no evidence that he is surprised about the trip; he has the revelation that his father has just become his friend.</p>
<p>Wait, sorry, what was the question for “wistfulness”?</p>
<p>Wistfulness is correct. They were thinking of the mother who is implied as passed away.</p>
<p>for the stealthy progress and unaccustomed freedom question, there’s no possible way it’s grim something?? lol</p>
<p>But that would be a sincere-thought of nostalgia for his mother, which would refute wistfulness compared to how amiable he felt at the end.</p>
<p>Definitely no evidence for grim xP</p>
<p>i dont think u can say that, i think he only mentions his mother but then the rest of the sentence is about</p>
<p>moons and stars and comets and whatever, really created a lighthearted ambience that led virgil to conclude that he had grown really close with his father</p>
<p>his mother could be anything, dead, back in chicago or in ohio or osaka japan or something; cant really assume that, all but 2 words of the lengthy sentence described the lighthearted ambience that existed between he and his father</p>
<p>It referenced that line about the mother when it asked about the mood.</p>
<p>what was the answer about how the boy and his dad felt in the room… isolation?</p>
<p>what part did the boy have the best memory of…? gazing at the stars or in the car.</p>
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<p>“tender” means showing fondness or love; this fits. He may have been comfortable, but the moment was primarily one of mutual affection.</p>
<p>never mind… i just looked up the word “grim”… for some reason i thought it mean inauspicious :</p>
<p>also… can someone explain why the word “trick” means “feat” and not peculiarity?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>I PUT TENDER. But I’m going to keep silent and watch you guys debate over this…</p>