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After Chapter 6's hospital and fire, the story slows down for a quiet morning at home. The brothers are alive, together, eating breakfast in their own kitchen. This little paragraph shows that home is not just a place — it is the small everyday things three brothers share, like the same favorite food. Notice how each brother is different (eggs hard, eggs in a sandwich, eggs with jelly), and yet all three are 'crazy about chocolate stuff.' Different and the same, all at once. That is what family is.
We all like our eggs done differently. I like them hard, Darry likes them in a bacon-and-tomato sandwich, and Sodapop eats his with grape jelly. All three of us like chocolate cake for breakfast. Darr...
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Narration Prompt
Tell the story of Chapter 7 in your own words. Talk about the hospital, the doctor's news about Johnny and Dally, going home to bed, and the morning when Pony made breakfast. What did Two-Bit and Steve do when they came in? What did the newspaper say? Who was Randy, and what did he tell Pony at the Tasty Freeze?
Discussion Questions
- What in the story shows that Sodapop is good at making people feel better, even when things are sad?
- How do you know that the three brothers love chocolate? What does the chapter tell us they each eat or drink?
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Vocabulary
Item 1
Round food that comes from a hen and is cooked for breakfast
Item 2
A soft, sweet spread made from fruit juice and sugar
Item 3
A sweet baked food, often made for parties or special meals
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