Questions for “A Dayʼs Wait” by
Ernest Hemingway support my inferences of a text.
I can analyze how particular elements
of a story interact.
1. Which of Schatzʼs personality traits
causes his internal conflict of believing he
is going to die?
A. His selflessness, because he doesnʼt
want to worry his father with his fears B.
His selfishness, because he forces his
father to stay with him all day
C. His anger, because he is too angry
to see he has mixed up the
temperature scales
D. His stupidity, because he is too
stupid to know that there are 2
temperature scales
2. Which of the following plot events
explains why Schatz cries easily at the
end of the story?
A. Schatz receives 3 medicines from
the doctor
B. Schatz realizes he isnʼt dying after all C.
Schatz believes he is going to die from
his flu
D. Schatzʼs father goes hunting
and leaves his son in the house
3. At which point in the story is
Schatzʼs internal conflict resolved?
A. When Papa goes hunting and
leaves Schatz in the house
B. When he does not pay attention to
the story Papa reads
C. When he hears that his temperature is
102 degrees
D. When Papa explains to him that
there are 2 temperature scales
I can cite textual evidence to
4. Why does Schatz believe he is dying?
A. His temperature was 102, and he had
heard that anything above 44 was
deadly.
B. He overheard the doctor tell his father
that his sickness would soon cause
his death.
C. There is an epidemic of the flu going
around, and Schatz has the flu, too.
D. Schatzʼs father told him that the
medicine was not working quickly
enough.
5. Which of the following details best
demonstrates that Schatz does not
want his father to worry about him?
A. He insists that he is all right, even
though he feels sick.
B. He tells his father that he doesnʼt
have to stay if it will bother him.
C. He goes a long time without
discussing his fears with his father.
D. All of the above
I can determine the theme of a text.
6. What is the theme of “A Dayʼs Wait”?
A. Sleep as much as you can while
you are sick.
B. Keeping windows open in the winter
will make you sick.
C. Jumping to conclusions can cause
you unnecessary worry.
D. High temperatures make you
believe things that are false.
 I can analyze the development of I can determine the meaning of words
a theme over the course of a text. and phrases as they are used in a text.
7. At what point in the story can 8. What is the meaning of “varnished”
you determine the theme? in line 48?
A. When Schatz closes the window A. Covered lightly
while his parents are still asleep B. Melted heavily
B. When the doctor visits the house C. Broken off
and brings medicine for Schatz D. Turned brown
C. When Schatzʼs father goes
hunting while Schatz is in bed 9. What is the meaning of the word
D. When Schatz realizes he confused “covey” in line 53?
the 2 different thermometer scales
A. A group
B. An animal
C. A gun
D. A forest

I can provide an objective summary of a text.

10. Write an objective summary for “A Dayʼs Wait.” Use only the space provided below.