Q. You were a journalist before becoming a novelist. How has your experience in
nonfiction affected your fiction writing?
A: It's a fairly dim memory at this point! But
the most salient aspect of journalism that
continues to help me is an ability to research,
digest, and translate a lot of background
information for my characters. Whether it's
the natural world of Cuba, the history of the
Chinese migration to the island, or the fine
points of Texas hold'em, I can still absorb
and distill what I need to pretty quickly.
-Interview with Cristina Garcia,
Which of the following statements best expresses
Garcia's main idea in this passage?
Garcia's background in journalism helps her
conduct research and use realistic details.
Garcia believes that her career in journalism
has made fiction writing more difficult for her.
* Garcia's journalism background helps her
add magic to her realism.
Garcia's journalism experience has made her
a quick and thorough editor.
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The kite runner reading assignmentdirections: answer the comprehension questions on a separate sheet of paper. then, ucseparate sheet of paper. then, define each vocabularyword firinally, explain each quotation in your own words, including why it is significant or important to thenovel. i. chapters 1-5 (pp. 1-47)reading questions1. the novel begins with a flashback what do you think is its purpose? what do you canwhat do you think is its purpose? what do you learn about the narrator? 2. who is hassan? describe him physically what is a cleft lip? describe him by his relationshipslip? describe him by his relationships. what was hisfirst word? why is that important? how did he come into amir's life? what contrast is made baetweenamir and hassan? sep3. what does it mean to be hazara, shi'a muslim, afghanistan's minority group? who, in the story thus alsohazara? sep4. what does it mean to be pashtun, sunni muslim, afghanistan's majority group? who, in the story thus far, ispashtun? see5. how does amir describe his home? why do you think he elaborates this description so much? what do thedetails of the family pictures in amir's house reveal? sệp6. who is sanaubar? how is she contrasted to amir's mother? sep7. who is ali? what do the neighborhood children call him? what does it mean? why do they call him this? sė8. how does amir feel about his father in these chapters? sep9. who is the king's cousin? what did he do and why? sp10.who is baba? describe him. what are his values? how does he relate to extremely religious leaders? sepri11.what does baba give hassan for his birthday? what does his present suggest about his character? howdoes amir react to this present? why did the present turn out to be ironic? sp12.who is assef? what is his ancestry? what is he famous for? what is his political vision? sp13. who are wali and kamal? 14. what happens between assef/wali/kamal and amir/hassan? what does assef threaten (foreshadow)? 15. hassan has plastic surgery to be able to smile "normally by the following winter. why does amir thinthat is ironic? 16. what does amir want to tell assef about hassan when assef bullies them about being friends? locabulary chapters 1-5

In his adaptation of this excerpt, laurence olivier uses high cliffs as a a background and he holds onto a knife. what's effect do these choices have?

Apply the idea of the plain language movement to make the paragraph under “before” in section 1 more user-friendly