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8th Lit Homework 05/09

8th grade Honest Thief questions:
Answer the following questions in your notebook. One sentence answer is fine. Reference the story if you need to.

Comprehension Questions

1. Who is Astafy Ivanovich?
   o What kind of person is he, and what role does he play in the story?
2. How does Emelyan Ilyitch first come to live with Astafy?
   o Describe their initial relationship.
3. What does Astafy do when he discovers Emelyan has stolen from him?
   o How does his reaction reflect his personality?
4. Why does Emelyan confess his theft?
   o What motivates him to tell the truth?
5. What ultimately happens to Emelyan?
   o How does his story end, and what is Astafy’s reaction?

Analysis Questions

1. What is the significance of the title “The Honest Thief”?
   o How can someone who steals be considered honest?
2. How does Dostoevsky portray the theme of forgiveness in this story?
   o Use specific examples from the text to explain how Astafy demonstrates forgiveness.
3. How do Emelyan’s actions and confession contribute to the moral lesson of the story?
   o What message do you think Dostoevsky is trying to convey about guilt and redemption?
4. Why do you think Dostoevsky chose to write about a petty thief rather than a more significant
   crime?
   o How does this choice affect the story’s impact on the reader?
5. How does the relationship between Astafy and Emelyan change over the course of the story?
   o What does their relationship reveal about human nature?
6. What role does poverty play in the lives of the characters?
   o How does it influence their decisions and actions?
7. Compare Astafy and Emelyan.
   o In what ways are they similar or different, and how do their personalities shape the events of the
   story?

8th Lit Homework 04/25

Act 5 Scenes 2 & 3:

Bell work:

Do you think Don John will be caught and brought to justice?

Reading questions:

5.2

1. How does Margaret describe Benedick’s wit?
2. What kind of trouble is Benedick having with his poem?
3. What update does Benedick give Beatrice about the duel between him and Claudio?
4. When Benedick asks why Beatrice loves him, what does she say?
5. After Beatrice asks Benedick the same question, what does he say?
6. Who enters and interrupts them, and what news does he/she bring?

5.3

1. How often does Claudio say he will read a poem at Hero’s grave?

Homework:

Read 5.4

8th Lit Homework 04/24

Today we had the 8th grade CLT. No class.

8th Lit Homework 04/23

Act 5 Scene 1 (pt. 2)

Bell work:

Do you think Claudio is a good person or not, and why?

Reading questions:

1. What is the reason Claudio thinks Benedick has challenged Claudio?
2. What is the first thing Don Pedro notices about the prisoners brought to him by Dogberry?
3. Summarize Borachio’s monologue
4. What does Claudio say of Hero when he learns the truth?
5. How does Leonato respond to Borachio claiming all of the guilt?
6. What two things does Leonato say Claudio can do to make amends for his actions?
7. What does Borachio say of Margaret’s involvement in the plot?
8. What is the last thing Leonato says he is going to do?

Homework:

Read 5.2-5.3

8th Lit Homework 4/22

Act 5 Scene 1 (pt. 1)

Bell work:

Who do you think will win the duel, Claudio or Benedick?

Reading questions:

1. Summarize Leonato’s monologue
2. What advice does Leonato’s brother give him?
3. What threat does Leonato’s brother make to Don Pedro and Claudio?
4. What does Leonato challenge Claudio to, and why?
5. Find your favorite insult from Leonato or his brother.
6. What does Don Pedro maintain about Hero?
7. What remark does Don Pedro make about Benedick’s appearance?
8. What does Benedick tell Don Pedro just before he exits?

Homework:

Finish reading 5.1

8th Lit Homework 4/17

Today we took our Act 4 quiz. If you were absent please study your notes to take the quiz when you return.