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ACT Reading Prose Fiction Drill 1, Problem 4. How does the narrator feel about the prediction made at his birth that he would have the ability to see ghosts?
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- 00:03
Time to get your Shmoop on... You might've read this already, but just
- 00:07
pause it if you want to skim it again. Don't worry, we'll wait.
- 00:23
How does the narrator feel about the prediction made at his birth that he would have the ability
- 00:27
to see ghosts?
- 00:29
And here are some potential answers...
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- 00:38
So... how does the narrator feel about this... spirited prediction?
- 00:45
Does he actually not go into that much detail in the intro since that's what the whole
- 00:49
book is about?
- 00:50
Nah, there's no indication in this passage that the book is going to be about...
- 00:55
...ghost whispering. Next... Could it that the narrator finds the prediction
- 01:02
deeply troubling?
- 01:06
No again. Maybe the narrator just says that he's never
- 01:09
seen a ghost and has no interest in ever seeing one.
- 01:13
Bingo. It might not be a great idea for a call in business, but it definitely describes
- 01:17
the narrator's attitude. Before we make our final decision, let's
- 01:21
take a look at D.
- 01:22
Does the narrator scoff at the primitive superstition that connected his birth with the supernatural?
- 01:29
Nope, not only is that a bad idea for a call in business, it's also the wrong answer.
- 01:36
The narrator might poke fun at superstitious people a little bit, but he doesn't scoff at them.
- 01:40
The answer is C.
- 01:41
As in, "Copperfield, baby."
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