Who are the main characters in the story?
eorge and Mr. Cattanzara
How is the relationship between George and Mrs. Cattanzara?
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How many books George claimed to read?
100
What is the setting of the story?
In New York City, in a poor neighborhood in the summer.
Describe George Stoyonovich. (3 facts)
He is about twenty years old. He is tall and bony. He quit school when he was 16. He quit several jobs and is now unemployed. He isn't stupid as he had bought a
Why did George quit school?
He run out of patience. He wanted to be respected but he felt the teachers did not respect him.
How does George feel about quitting school?
He is ashamed and doesn't like to admit he never finished school.
What did George do with himself during the days?
He had a morning cup of coffee on his own. He cleaned the house (mopped the floors and put things away) He listened to the ball game on the radio. He read the W
What did George do during the nights?
He walked several blocks to a little park where he thought of the better life he wanted with a good job, a private home and a family.
Describe Mr. Cattanzara. (3 facts)
Mr. Cattanzara is a stocky, bald-headed man who works as a change maker on an IRT stations. He lives with his fat sick wife above a shoe repair store in a block
Since when does George Stoyonovich and Mr. Cattanzara know each other?
George knows Mr. Cattanzara since he was a boy when Mr. Cattanzara gave him a nickle to buy lemon ice.
What changed after George told Mr. Cattanzara he was reading a hundred books?
1. The shoe maker said to George that he was a good boy. 2. People simled at him kindly. 3. Sophie was softer to him and gave him a buck a week from her earning
Why didn't George want to talk to Mr. Cattanzara on one of his his night walks?
George didn't want Mr. Cattanzara to ask him about his reading as Mr. Cattanzara would find out he wasn't reading at all. George crossed the road to look in a s
On their last meeting, why didn't George try to avoid Mr. Cattanzara?
1. Mr. Cattanzara was drunk so George thought he wouldn't notice him. 2. He still felt respect towards Mr. Cattanzara and could just shove him and run away.
