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// **Part A: Inference** //

1. Describe the stranger's state of mind. What makes you think this? The stranger seemed mysterious, cause the women has nevrer seen him before.

2. Is the stranger poor, middle class, or rich? Which phrases give you clues? Middle class, because the stranger wore a suite and a silk hat.

3. In what kind of place are the old couple living? Which words tell you this? They lived in a fancy place because it had a fancy walk way and gate.

4. Who is Herbert? What makes you think this? Herbert may be the son because she cares about him. 5. What has happened to Herbert? Which phrases give you clues? He is hurt because the visitor says he is hurt very badley.

6. What is the woman's reaction to hearing about Herbert? What makes you think this? She is mad because she is worried when she finds out what happened. 7. The passage describes the husband as "slower-witted." What does that imply? He doesnt hardly understand. Part B; Critical Thinking The trees are all right. by Timothy Egan __//**Facts**//__ //**1. The tallest tree in the world is 378 Ft. tall.**// //**2. The oldest trees in the world, Bristlecone Pines, can live up to 5,000 years.**// //**3.**// __//**Opinion**//__ __//**1.**//__ __//**2.**//__ __//**3.**//__