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QUESTIONS FOR “An Anti-Semitic Demonstration” by Gail Newman, pages 30-31.

1. When and where does the moment described in the poem take place? (Recall)

2. What is “the future rushing toward [the speaker’s mother] like a wave? (Analysis)

3. Why do you think the speaker says that the city could be New York or Chicago? (Analysis)

4. This poem is filled with similes. Find two and identify what these comparisons suggest. (Analysis) Excerpt and Line #: ______Meaning: ______Excerpt and Line #: ______Meaning: ______

5. Find the details mentioned in the poem in the photograph on page 31. Do you think you would have noticed the details in the photo if the speaker had not pointed them out? Why are the people in “An Anti-Semitic Demonstration” raising their arms?

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