"Camping, 1967" by Robyn Raymer
1
"OK, whose sister is this?" I demanded. "She needs to
go back to her mom." But no one claimed the weeping
child.
2
"We weren't even playing with her. She was just
standing there staring," Charlotte said. "Let's just leave her
here and go somewhere else."
3
"Where's her campsite?" Nobody knew. I asked
her. Delicately, she wiped her nose on her sleeve and
pointed vaguely. "All right, I'll take her home. Charlotte, tell
Mom."
SHOW MORE
Read this dialogue from the story.
"I don't know her." Melanctha disowned me.
"I thought she better go home because kids were playing with
sticks."
Which theme is best supported by this situation?
Good deeds are often unrewarded.
Omitting details is a form of deception.
Violence is unacceptable, even in play.
Helping others, especially strangers, is difficult.
10 of 20 QUESTIONS
SUBMIT
