Name: Luis Zavala 2 Justice Independence High School January 16, 2024 Literature/Comprehension An Unwelcomed Visitor I was there when the blow fell. And father took it like a man. Jake Hibbertson, who was the other big man in our village, the other besides father, rode up in his car shortly before noon. He wasn't driving. He had always done his own driving, but today he had a chauffeur, Lorne Bakersfield, who ordinarily filled out a weekly work schedule by driving a truck or working around Jakes farm. But today he was chauffeuring the car. Alighting with haste, he opened the door for Jake who was sitting big-shot like in the back seat. As he stepped out, Jake took a mighty long time to straighten himself out, looking around with pleased eyes as he did. The Jaguar was purring nicely. I had seen Jake climb from a battered Austin to a brand-new Humber Hawk and now he owned a Jaguar sedan, sleek and seemingly poised for speed. Unlike Jakes, Father had gone backwards, climbing down from a car to a horse. 4 Today Jake was the personification of triumph. Although he was bearing happily, his eyes weren't laughing. It was hard to like a man like him. His face was not only axe-shaped but he had a sick, washed out color. He didn't look kind and he didn't look cruel. He didn't look anything. Lifting his pith helmet with a veined hand, he scratched his head as he surveyed our Robin Hill property. Father was on the veranda. I was in the yard. Father was cool. He was leaning against one of the veranda posts, waiting for. Jake said. "How ya, Merton?" "Hello, Jake," Father said. "Nice day, eh?" "Sunny and hot," Father said. "Stifling. Come on in." Jake looked around at the car. "Shut her off, Lorine," He said. "Me and Merton have business." Circle the correct answer for the question. 1. Both Jake and the writer's father are important members of the communit (TRUE or FALSE) 2. Lorne regularly drives Jake around. (TRUE or FALSE) 3. The writer's father runs a thriving business. (TRUE or FALSE) 4. The writer's father appears to be feeling tense. (TRUE or FALSE) 5. Explain in your own words the expression sitting big-shot like. means that he nos. sitting like 6. What do you learn about Jake and the writer's father from their modes of transportation? 7. What might be the blow to which the writer refers in the first sentence? 8. Did the writer's father expect to see Jake? (Yes, No) Find evidence in the text to support your answer. 9. Shade the letter of the correct answer that completes the sentence. Jake looked around with pleased eyes because a) He was looking forward to meeting the writer's father. He was proud of having a chauffeur to drive him around. c) He was about to get the better of the writer's father. d) He thought it was a really nice day 10. Write two fact stated about Jake in the extract/story. Two fact's are big man Give me the answers
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