Lit Analysis: The Pie

The statement “My face was sticky with guilt” (line 71-72) suggests that Gary’s actions are...

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The word “it” (line 28) refers to the...

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What word best describes the narrator’s tone in paragraph 3?

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The words “the pie like a discus in my hand” (line 23-24) is an example of...

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The purpose of the boy crawling underneath the house (lines 84-93) is to...

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The function of the sentence “A burp perfumed the air” (lines 53-54) is to...

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The function of Cross-Eyed Johnny’s comment: “Your hands are dirty” (line 66) is to...

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The sentence “A squirrel nailed itself high on the trunk, where it forked into two large bark-scabbed limbs” (lines 27-29) is an example of...

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One can infer that the six-year-old Gary knew that stealing was wrong because he...

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The reader can infer that Soto is feeling guilt by the way he...

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