In "Hanging Fire" the speaker worries about dying because she is anxious and concerned with all the things she sees as negatives in her life.
TRUE
In "Translating Grandfather's House" the speaker shows his conflict with the insensitive teacher who criticizes his first drawing, his confusion about his memories of his grandfather’s house.
TRUE
In "Hanging Fire" She is worried that she won’t live long enough to escape her youth, and she seems to feel alone because she repeatedly mentions her mother is in the bedroom with the door closed.
TRUE
In "Hanging Fire" main character has a positive view of her appearance
FALSE, she has a negative view of her appearance
In "Translating Grandfather's House" He means that he has changed, or translated, his memory of his grandfather’s house into a form that the teacher will understand and accept.
TRUE
In "Hanging Fire" main character feels insecure, she's unhappy about the way her skin has changed
TRUE
The speaker in “Translating Grandfather’s House” might prefer the past, living near his grandfather.
TRUE
In "Translating Grandfather's House" the speaker DOES NOT SHOW the strange experience of having the teacher give the drawing an A+ and tape it to the also-strange green blackboard.
FALSE, he does.
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