Composition and Lit
Reading Comprehension Assignment:
Octavia Butler’s “Speech Sounds” & Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Boundary”
Type your answers in the boxes below.
1) Octavia Butler’s “Speech Sounds”
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Main Characters (Identify Narrator)
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Setting (Time/Place)
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Summary of Events (What Happened?)
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Central Conflict (Internal/External)
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Central Themes (Universal Idea(s) Explored throughout the Story)
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2) Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Boundary”
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Main Characters (Identify Narrator)
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Setting (Time/Place)
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Summary of Events (What Happened?)
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Central Conflict(s) (Internal/External)
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Central Themes (Universal Idea(s) Explored throughout the Story)
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