5. Application

Complete the sentences below with on, in, or into.

1. Karen parked her car ______on_______ the street in front of the Green Tree Cafe.

2. Karen put her bag __________the chair next to her and picked up the menu that was ______the table.

3. As Karen was trying to decide between espresso and cappuccino, Jennifer arrived ________ her bicycle.

4. Karen and Jennifer had coffee and then decided to sit ____________the park and talk.

5. As Karen and Jennifer talked, children were playing ____________the playground nearby, and there were lots of people ______________the park who were just enjoying the sunny day.

6. Sharon, a co-worker of Karens, came _____________the park, and they chatted for a while.

7. Then Sharon left and went back to the office. As she was going _______ the elevator, however, she realized she’d left her newspaper ____________the park.

D. Thinking About the Story

1. Sharing Ideas

Discuss the following questions with a partner or in a group:

1. Discuss the relationship between Pierre and Jacques. How did Jacques feel about Pierre? Find sentences in the story to support your opinion.

2. Do you know any disabled person who depends on an animal?

3. If you ever had a pet, you may have noticed that the animal had some human qualities. Tell your classmates about an incident when your pet seemed to act like a human.

2. Reading Between the Lines

Practice reading between the lines. Circle the letter of the answer that best completes each of the following statements:

Drawing an inference is another expression for reading between the lines. In mysteries and other stories with surprises, the author may try to prevent you from discovering the surprise by leading you to draw inferences that steer you away from the right conclusion.

Circle the letter of the inference you drew based on the information below. Was it the inference the author wanted you to draw?

1. When Joseph stops at all the right houses, the inference is that

1. Joseph has learned the route from taking it so many times.

2. Pierre is giving Joseph a secret signal to stop.

3. Joseph has human intelligence.

2. Pierre comes to work carrying a walking stick, the inference is that

1. he has the gout.

2. he has lost his sight

3. he is having trouble with his legs.

3. The cooks know that Pierre can’t read or write, and Jacques excuses Pierre from making out the bills. The inference is that

1. Pierre doesn’t want to be bothered with the details of his job.

2. Pierre is uneducated.

3. Pierre can’t see very well.

3. Analyzing the Story

Pierre’s secret, as you now know, is that he is blind. Look back at the Literary Term on page 44. Did you find all the clues that the author put in the story to foreshadow Pierre’s secret? The following three types of clues are used:

1. clues related to Joseph and the wagon

2. clues related to Pierres appearance, something Pierre says or does, or something the author tells us about Pierre

3. clues related to something Jacques says or does

Make a chart like the one below. Fill in the sentences from the story that provide the clues.

Joseph and the Wagon	Pierre	Jacques
Within a year Joseph knew the milk route as well as Pierre.