Jodi_10

The srtangers state of mind is that he is very nervous and does not want to enter the house. I think this because of the way he is acting about approching the house and how it takes him for times to finally open the gate. The stranger is rich. I know this because of the lady saying he is well dressed and looks as if he just bought a new hat. I think the old couple are living in a cute little old house, and it sort of sounds just a little run down on the inside. I think Herbert could maybe be there son. I think this because I can tell they way the lady is acting when the stranger is telling her the bad news. Herbert dies. The phrase that gives this away is he has been hurt badly, but he is not in any pain anymore. The ladys recation to Herberts death is she is shocked and sad. I think this because ugh? She is all quite and duh her son just dies Miss. Mullin!! The tern slower-witted in this story means he probably has mental problems and doesnt know what is going on. I imply that this is true because I can tell by the evidence given.
 * Part A: Inference**
 * 1. Describe the stranger's state of mind. What makes you think this?**
 * 2. Is the stranger poor, middle class, or rich? Which phrases give you clues?**
 * 3. In what kind of place are the old couple living? Which words tell you this?**
 * 4. Who is Herbert? What makes you think this?**
 * 5. What has happened to Herbert? Which phrases give you clues?**
 * 6. What is the woman's reaction to hearing about Herbert? What makes you think this?**
 * 7. The passage describes the husband as "slower-witted." What does that imply?**

**Part B: Critical Reading**

**Sexual Violence and the Military**


 * FACTS**
 * 1.** A 2006 study of female veterans financed by the Department of Veterans Affairs estimated that between 23 percent and 33 percent of uniformed women had been assaulted.
 * 2.**Members of Congress of both parties are trying to address these problems.
 * 3.**Mr. Panetta has announced welcome reforms, including more money for training military investigators and judge advocates to prosecute sexual assault cases, more opportunity for victims to report crimes and request transfers and a system to collect and monitor assault cases.


 * OPINION**
 * 1.**Too often victims are afraid to come forward.
 * 2.**There is a lot of tough work ahead
 * 3.**There are also serious problems in the civilian world.