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The Good Deed Answer Key

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Vocabulary
#1 What does accusation mean? The act of charging someone wth wrongdoing.
#2 What does generic mean? Ordinary or plain
#3 What does impaired mean? Limited or damaged
#4 What does incredibly? Difficult to believe
#5 What does pert mean? Rude, unpleasant
Conflicts/Is it External or Internal Conflict?
#1 Risa seems to be horning in on Heather's good deed. External
#2 Heather loses Miss Benson's book. External
#3 Heather wants to earn another badge, but she is scared to visit Miss Benson. Internal
#4 Heather feels guilty for putting the book in the wastebasket. Internal
#5 Explain what internal and external conflict means. Answers will vary
Comprehension
#1 What type of people does the Girl Scout leader assign the scout to? People who need different kinds of help.
#2 Why does Heather think Risa puts the cookies in her pocket? She wants to share them with her brothers.
#3 What does Risa do for Miss Benson instead of reading to her? She makes her an eye bouquet
#4 What is an eye bouquet? A picture with words.
#5 What is the external conflict between Heather and Risa at the end of the story. Risa asks about the hidden book.
Comprehension
#1 Why does Heather need to read to Miss Benson? She wants to earn a Scout badge.
#2 Who does Risa need to take care of? Her three brothers.
#3 What is the Theme of the story? Good deeds should not be selfish
#4 What is the Rising Action? When the girls first meet.
#5 What is the Exposition? When we meet Risa, Heather, and Miss Benson
Comprehension/Conflict
#1 Heather experiences an internal conflict when first visiting Miss Benson because Heather... Worries that Risa's presence will cancel out the good deed.
#2 As Heather reads aloud to Miss Benson, Risa... Leans in closely and silently shapes the words with her mouth.
#3 Heather's first impression is that Risa and her brothers... Seem noisy and messy.
#4 How does Heather know that Risa is telling the truth about why she has Miss Benson's book? Risa would not have admistted to needing help with reading.
#5 Who wrote the 'The Good Deed?' Marion Dane Bauer
Final Question