Reading Comprehension Assignment:

ZZ Packer’s “Gideon,” Neil Gaiman’s “How to Talk to Girls at Parties,” and Venita Blackburn’s “Halloween”

Type your answers in the boxes below.

1) ZZ Packer’s “Gideon”

Main Characters

(Identify Narrator)

Setting

(Time/Place)

Summary of Events

(What Happened?)

Central Conflict

(Internal/External)

Central Themes

(Universal Idea(s) Explored throughout the Story)

2) Neil Gaiman’s “How to Talk to Girls at Parties”

Main Characters

(Identify Narrator)

Setting

(Time/Place)

Summary of Events

(What Happened?)

Central Conflict(s)

(Internal/External)

Central Themes

(Universal Idea(s) Explored throughout the Story)

3) Venita Blackburn’s “Halloween”

Main Characters

(Identify Narrator)

Setting

(Time/Place)

Summary of Events

(What Happened?)

Central Conflict(s)

(Internal/External)

Central Themes

(Universal Idea(s) Explored throughout the Story)

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