1. What are some qualities that Salva has that helped him get through difficult situations? 2. What are some challenging situations that Salva had to live through? Find a quote to support the following statements (Questions 3-8). List it here with the appropriate quote punctuation. 3. Salva is brave. 4. Salva is determined. 5. Uncle helped Salva through a difficult situation. 6. Salva used intelligence to get through a difficult situation. 7. Salva survived because of the love of his family. 8. Salva survived something difficult. What context/ background information would someone need to understand the following quotes (Questions 9-11)? (Think about who, what, when, where, why, how if you get stuck). List as many as you can think of. 9. “It was hard to keep hope alive when there was so little to feed it” (Park 85). 10. “It was as if Salva’s family were helping him, even though they were not there” (Park 81). 11. “It was as if people ceased to be people and instead became an enormous herd of panicked, stampeding two-legged creatures” (Park 74). Explain the following quotes (Questions 12-15). Make an inference about what the implicit meaning of this quote is. (Remember: implicit=hidden meaning that the author doesn’t come right out and tell you). 12. “It was hard to keep hope alive when there was so little to feed it” (Park 85). 13. “It was as if Salva’s family were helping him, even though they were not there” (Park 81). 14. “It was as if people ceased to be people and instead became an enormous herd of panicked, stampeding two-legged creatures” (Park 74). 15. “He felt as though he were standing on the edge of a giant hole—a hole filled with the black despair or nothingness” (Park 72).

Find a quote to support the following statements (Questions 1-4). 1. Salva is brave. 2. Salve used intelligence. 3. Salva survived because of his family. 4. Salva survived something difficult. What context/ background information would someone need to understand the following quotes (Questions 5-7)? (Think about who, what, when, where, why, if you get stuck). List as many as you can think of. 5. “It was hard to keep hope alive when there was so little to feed it” (Park 85). 6. “It was as if Salva’s family were helping him, even though they were not there” (Park 81). 7. “It was as if people ceased to be people and instead became an enormous herd of panicked, stampeding two-legged creatures” (Park 74).  Explain the following quotes (Questions 8-10). Make an inference about what the implicit meaning of this quote is. (Implicit=hidden meaning that the author doesn’t come right out and tell you). 8. “It was hard to keep hope alive when there was so little to feed it” (Park 85). 9. “It was as if Salva’s family were helping him, even though they were not there” (Park 81). 10. “It was as if people ceased to be people and instead became an enormous herd of panicked, stampeding two-legged creatures” (Park 74).