A BED BY THE STOVE, THE SECRET ROOM
Use complete sentences. Restate the question in the answer.
1. How is Martin different from the slaves Laura knows?
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2. Why does Bert not listen to Laura about going after Joel to tell him he is being
followed?
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3. What does Martin do during breakfast that makes Laura feel as if she's back in
Virginia? Why might Martin act this way even though he is no longer a slave?
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4. Laura refers to her brother as a stranger. Do you think he has really changed or is he
just growing up?
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5. Metaphor: is a figure of speech in which a comparison between two unlike objects is
suggested or implied. For example: In the dim light Bert's face was an unfamiliar mask
with shadows where his eyes would be.
What is being compared as Laura observes Bert?
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LITERACY ELEMENT: CHARACTERIZATION