Correction of the English Test: Quitters, Inc

Correction of the English Test: Quitters, Inc

Activity A

1.
1-f)
2-h)
3-j)
4-e)
5-a)
6-i)
7-b)

2.
a) business card: Richard Morrison, the main character of the short story, receives at the beginning of the story a business card from Quitters, Inc given by his friend Jimmy McCann. This card will change completely the life of Dick, it will play an important role in the development of the plot.

b)rabbit: Donatti uses a rabbit to show to Dick what the treatment will consist of. Through the treatment, if Dick smokes, he or his wife will be taken to the small room and will be electrocuted, just like the rabbit.

c) finger: During the process of quitting, if Dick gains extra weight, they will cut his wife's little finger.

Activity B

1.
1.d
2.e
3.h
4.a
5.b
6.c
7.f

2.
a)Dick couldn't have a good night's sleep, because he was strongly addicted to smoking. His desire for smoking was stronger than everything else.

b)The writer presents so many different scenes from Dick's daily life to show the difficulties he feels to avoid smoking in his life. It makes us aware of the passing of time and the efforts he's making to achieve his goals.

c) The love he felt for his wife and son was the drug that helped him overcome his addiction.

3.He regrets having done so because he says “My God what am I doing?”

4. Yes. There is a crescendo in terms of suspense, that starts to make the readers feel more curious and anxious about what will probably happen.

5.The next scene will be the climax of the story. It will be the high point of the story , where the suspense rises and scenes happen that indicate the outcome. When Dick arrives home he found that his wife was not at home. He went to Quitters, Inc, and they had taken his wife to the small room and he saw his wife getting electric shocks. He is informed about another condition of the treatment: if he goes over one-eighty-two, his wife's little finger will be cut of.

6.
a) ...hands him a business card from Quitters, Inc.
b) ...picks up the small card, rereads it and decides to go there.
c)...he reacts violently, but then he was unable to have any other reaction, because everything was so unbelievable that he felt completely helpless. At first he felt he was speaking with a psycho then he didn't want the treatment and finally he was terrified.
He feels completely helpless and completely desperate. He seems not to believe what he had just put himself to.

b)We should value our family and try to accomplish our goals by ourselves and not depend on others.
Our family can help us to do anything, weather it is to cheer us up or help us overcome a certain problem or addiction. They are always there, understanding, and ready to listen.
We should cherish every moment with our loved ones.