Chapter 8 Comprehension Questions

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1. Explain why the narrator started eating again. 

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2.Explain why dad feels it necessary to tell his son, "It's okay to smile too." (76)

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3. Explain why the narrator wanted to go berry picking alone, with two baskets.

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4. Explain the emotions expressed as Jamie's mom receives the basket of berries from the narrator. 

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5. If you were the author, how might you have ended this story.