August 13, 2015
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015
August 12, 2015
Chapter 34, Page 319—A
At nine o’clock I stood in front of the apartment in number 129 and knocked and waited. The door opened. It was Ava’s mom. “Come in, hijo, come in,” she said, hugging me.
I stepped into the apartment. There was no one on the couch, no one in the parlor. I saw a stranger sitting at the kitchen table. Georgie, I thought. Ava was just coming out of the john. She hugged me and I looked past her into the bedroom, where Trina was standing at the door looking at me. Georgie smiled and I was introduced to him. He smiled and offered me a drink.
“No, thank you,” I said, and as a chair was offered to me, I added, “Mind if I sit in the parlor?” I sat on the chair that I imagined Georgie would have been sitting in and I looked at Trina. There was nothing to say, nothing to do. I just sat there and made small talk. Trina, say something, I thought, anything.
But Trina didn’t say anything, and after what seemed like many days, I heard myself saying, “Well, it’s been nice visiting you all. I’m sorry, but I gotta go now, I, uh, got an appointment.”
“Oh, I’m sorry you have to go, hijo,” said Ava’s mom.
“We’ll see you again, won’t we?” Ava asked.
“Yeah, sure,” I said. I looked at Trina. She smiled something at me, and I walked out the door and down the stairs and into the cold street, thinking, What a blank that was. I should have known, nothing is run the same, nothing stays the same. You can’t make yesterday come back today.
Whose apartment did Piri go to?
Who did Piri see in the bedroom?
Why did Piri say he had to leave?
What did Piri and Trina say to each other?
Chapter 34, Page 319—B
At nine o’clock I stood in front of apartment 129 and knocked. The door opened. It was Ava’s mom. “Come in,” she said, hugging me.
I stepped into the apartment. I saw a stranger sitting at the kitchen table. Georgie, I thought. Ava was coming. She hugged me and I looked past her into the bedroom, where Trina stood looking at me. Georgie smiled and I was introduced to him.
“Mind if I sit in the parlor?” I sat on the chair that I imagined Georgie would have sat in and I looked at Trina. There was nothing to say, nothing to do. I just sat there and made small talk. Trina, say something, I thought, anything.
But Trina didn’t say anything. After what seemed like many days, I heard myself saying, “Well, it’s been nice visiting you all. I’m sorry, but I gotta go now, I, uh, got an appointment.”
I looked at Trina. She smiled at me, and I walked out the door and down the stairs and into the cold street, thinking, I should have known, nothing is run the same, nothing stays the same. You can’t make yesterday come back today.
Whose apartment did Piri go to?
Who did Piri see in the bedroom?
Why did Piri say he had to leave?
Chapter 34, Page 319—C
I stood in front of apartment 129 and knocked. The door opened. It was Ava’s mom. “Come in,” she said.
I stepped into the apartment. Ava was coming. She hugged me and I looked into the bedroom, where Trina stood looking at me.
“Mind if I sit in the parlor?” I sat on the chair and I looked at Trina. There was nothing to say, nothing to do. I just sat there and made small talk. Trina, say something, I thought, anything.
But Trina didn’t say anything. After what seemed like many days, I heard myself saying, “Well, it’s been nice visiting you all. I’m sorry, but I gotta go now, I, uh, got an appointment.”
I looked at Trina. She smiled at me, and I walked out the door and down the stairs and into the cold street, thinking, I should have known, nothing is run the same, nothing stays the same. You can’t make yesterday come back today.
Who did Piri see in the bedroom?
Why did Piri say he had to leave?
Monday, August 10, 2015
August 11, 2015
Chapter 33, Page 316—A
The next morning I was taken to a courthouse and jammed into a crowded bullpen. After half an hour I was called into the courtroom. I stepped through the door and into a paneled world of man-made justice, with its row upon row of spectator-filled benches and its black-robed judge shuffling men’s histories on white papers. I looked around for familiar faces, expecting none. I found two: big hara and little hara. They took their places behind me, and big hara said in a low whisper, “Good luck.” The district attorney said something to the judge. Another guy read off the charges against me. The judge said something and the district attorney said that my crimes had been serious and people had been hurt. The judge mentioned that I had been incarcerated for six years. The D.A. said that until investigation and probation reports and so on had been made no disposition could be made; he asked that I be held in $5,000 bail on each count.
Where did Piri go?
Who did he see there?
How much bail was Piri held on for each count?
Chapter 33, Page 316—B
The next morning I was taken to a courthouse. After half an hour I was called into the courtroom. I stepped through the door and into a world of justice, with its rows of benches and the judge shuffling papers. I looked around for familiar faces. I found two: big hara and little hara. Big hara said in a whisper, “Good luck.” The district attorney said something to the judge. Another guy read off the charges against me. The judge said that my crimes had been serious and people had been hurt. The judge mentioned that I had been incarcerated for six years. The D.A. said that until investigation had been made no disposition could be made; he asked that I be held in $5,000 bail on each count.
Where did Piri go?
Who did he see there?
How much bail was Piri held on for each count?
Chapter 33, Page 316—C
The next morning I was taken to a courthouse. I was called into the courtroom. I stepped through the door. I looked around for familiar faces. The district attorney said something to the judge. Another guy read off the charges against me. The judge said that my crimes had been serious and people had been hurt. The judge mentioned that I had been incarcerated for six years. The D.A. asked that I be held in $5,000 bail on each count.
Where did Piri go?
Who did he see there?
How much bail was Piri held on for each count?
August 10, 2015
Ch 33—Page 312.2 A
When we finished, it was about dinnertime. We went to a bar-restaurant and had some chow. After dinner I made another solo trip to the john. This juanito was next to a back exit; I couldn’t help seeing that as I went inside. I thought how easy it would be to slip out the back way an cut out. I didn’t know what I was gonna do. I thought about those two warrants. Suppose I got more time? I remember that Bronx County had wanted Manhattan to give me and my boys a suspended sentence on attempted robbery in the first degree and turn us over to them so they could cool us for good on first-degree armed robbery. And the Bronx was handing out wild bits of time, like seventeen and a half to thirty-five years. If they had wanted us that bad, maybe even after six years they still had a yen. I didn’t know what had happened to Danny and Billy. Maybe the Bronx had them doing some big time.
Where were they?
What did Piri consider doing?
Who is in this passage?
When did this passage take place?
Ch 33—Page 312.2 B
When we finished, it was about dinnertime. We went to a bar-restaurant. After dinner I made another trip to the john, which was next to an exit; I couldn’t help seeing that as I went inside. I thought how easy it would be to slip out the back. I didn’t know what I was gonna do. I thought about those two warrants. Suppose I got more time? The Bronx was handing out wild bits of time, like seventeen and a half to thirty-five years. If they had wanted us that bad, maybe even after six years they still had a yen. I didn’t know what had happened to Danny and Billy. Maybe the Bronx had them doing some big time.
Where were they?
Who is in this passage?
When did this passage take place?
Ch 33—Page 312.2 C
When we finished, it was about dinnertime. We went to a restaurant. After dinner I made another trip to the john, which was next to an exit; I couldn’t help seeing that as I went inside. I thought how easy it would be to slip out the back. I didn’t know what I was gonna do. I thought about those two warrants. Suppose I got more time? The Bronx was handing out time, like seventeen and a half to thirty-five years. I didn’t know what had happened to Danny and Billy. Maybe the Bronx had them doing some big time.
Where were they?
Who is in this passage?
When did this passage take place?
Friday, August 7, 2015
August 7, 2015
Chapter 33, Page 309-310—A
“Okay, fella,” the hack escorting me said, “you ready to go?”
“Yeah,” I said, smiling, “let’s go.” I threw my hand up and down in one quick salute of good-byes and followed the hack down the long echoing hall. Then I saw a solid sight I’ll never forget. There in the corners, by the steps, some with brooms in their hands, others on make-believe errands or mopping, but all waiting to say good-bye, were my people, my con buddies, my con brothers. As I walked toward the cell-hall gate that led to the outside, from either side of me and from their places in the corners and by the steps, their hands went up. My throat felt dry and my knees trembled in sudden longing for them and the familiar green bars and gray walls and blue hacks. But only for an instant. I moved through the long hall that led to the outside. A tthe front desk my property was returned to me—papers, books, music, and poetry I’d written; diplomas and old undelivered letters, many from Trina. I was handed some money—my accumulated savings from my 10-cents-a-day wages—and told to count it. The chaplain was there. “Well, good luck, Piri,” he said, “and God bless you. You’re going to make out fine.”
What was Piri doing?
Who did Piri see on his way out?
What was returned to Piri?
What did the chaplain say to Piri?
Chapter 33, Page 309-310—B
“Okay, fella,” the hack said, “you ready to go?”
“Yeah,” I said, smiling, “let’s go.” I threw one quick salute of good-byes and followed the hack down the hall. Then I saw a sight I’ll never forget. There in the corners, all waiting to say good-bye, were my people, my con brothers. As I walked toward the gate that led to the outside, their hands went up. My throat felt dry and my knees trembled. But only for an instant. I moved through the hall that led to the outside. At the front desk my property was returned to me—papers, books, music, and poetry I’d written; diplomas and old letters, many from Trina. I was handed some money—my savings from my 10-cents-a-day wages. The chaplain was there. “Well, good luck, Piri,” he said, “and God bless you. You’re going to make out fine.”
What was Piri doing?
Who did Piri see on his way out?
What was returned to Piri?
Chapter 33, Page 309-310—C
“Okay,” the hack said, “you ready to go?”
“Yeah,” I said, “let’s go.” I threw one quick salute and followed the hack down the hall. Then I saw a sight I’ll never forget. There in the corners, were my con brothers. As I walked toward the gate that led to the outside, their hands went up. My throat felt dry. But only for an instant. I moved through the hall that led to the outside. At the front desk my property was returned to me—papers, books, and poetry I’d written; old letters, many from Trina. I was handed some money—my savings from my 10-cents-a-day wages. The chaplain was there. “Well, good luck, Piri,” he said, “You’re going to make out fine.”
What was Piri doing?
What was returned to Piri?
Thursday, August 6, 2015
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
August 5, 2015
Ch 29—Homework A
We hugged, and everybody left. I watched their backs and I felt bad ‘cause somehow they kinda took Trina with them. Like if they hadn’t come, she’d still be with me. I stepped out of the room and undressed for the frisk and dressed again and made the long walk to my cell, just putting one foot before the other. Then I gently opened the green-barred door and gently closed it behind me and heard the smashing and crashing of a master lock being closed behind me; and I saw, as almost for the first time, my wall, painted buff below and cream above, and the little bed and washbasin and toilet bowl in my fantastic little six-by-eight-by-nine world. I gently lay down and stretched long, and I put my hands behind the back of my neck and thought, Trina got married. Then, from the cell next to mine, Young Turk said, “Hey, man, you got a visit?”
“Yeah, yeah. My family.”
“Everything all right?”
“Yeah. Everything is all right.”
What kind of conflict is in this passage?
What does his cell look like?
Who does he talk to?
What does Piri say to Young Turk?
Ch 29—Homework B
We hugged, and everybody left. I watched their backs and I felt bad ‘cause somehow they kinda took Trina with them. Like if they hadn’t come, she’d still be with me. I stepped out of the room and made the long walk to my cell. Then I opened the door and closed it behind me and heard the smashing of a master lock being closed behind me; and I saw my wall, painted buff below and cream above, and the little bed and washbasin and toilet bowl in my fantastic little six-by-eight-by-nine world. I lay down and put my hands behind the back of my neck and thought, Trina got married. Then, from the cell next to mine, Young Turk said, “Hey, man, you got a visit?”
“Yeah, yeah. My family.”
“Everything all right?”
“Yeah. Everything is all right.”
What kind of conflict is in this passage?
What does his cell look like?
Who does he talk to?
Ch 29—Homework C
We hugged, and everybody left. I felt bad ‘cause somehow they took Trina with them. Like if they hadn’t come, she’d still be with me. I made the long walk to my cell. I saw my wall, painted buff below and cream above, and the little bed and washbasin and toilet bowl in my fantastic little six-by-eight-by-nine world. I lay down and put my hands behind the back of my neck and thought, Trina got married. Then, from the cell next to mine, Young Turk said, “Hey, man, you got a visit?”
“Yeah, yeah. My family.”
“Everything all right?”
“Yeah. Everything is all right.”
What kind of conflict is in this passage?
What does his cell look like?
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