genesis and catastrophe reading comprehension

8/19/2019 Genesis and Catastrophe Reading Comprehension

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GENESIS ANDCATASTROPHE

by Roald Dahl


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TABOO!!!Give defnitions o yo"lass#ates to $ess the

%od in "a&itals'


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To PRA(

•God•Ch"h

•Poble#


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DE)I*ER(

•Baby•Hos&ital

•Painl


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C+STO,S-

HO+SE• I#&ot•Bode• Ta.


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CRADD)E

•Baby•Slee&

•Bed


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O*ERBEARING

•Give odes•A$$essive

•Alois Hitle


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DR+N/ARD

•Din0•Al"ohol

•Addi"tion


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SPECI,ENS

•Ceate•S"ien"e

• Investi$ation


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To BAPTI1E

•Child•Ch"h

•2ate


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2HIS/ERS

•Hai•,oth

•,en


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To S3+EE1E

•Pess•Hand

•Ht


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,ERCI4+)

•God•Pay

•Poble#


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To 2EEP

•Cy•Sad

•Red eyes


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ANS2ER THE

4O))O2ING3+ESTIONS


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• Why was Klara so frightened?

• What was the doctor’s attitude towards the

scared mom?

• How does Klara describe Ida, her baby

girl?

•What was Herr Hitler’s attitude at Ida’sfuneral?


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• What was the weather like that day?

• What is the Genesis and what is theCatastrohe in the title?

• Imagine you can change the title of the

story, what would you call it?

• !He must live, Alois. He must, he must…’ "o

you think this line is ironic? How so?

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