Be sure to annotate your short story so that we can discuss the following the questions.
1. What is the significance of Jerry's mom's arm?
2. What is the significance of the nosebleed?
3. What motivates Jerry to get through the tunnel? Why is he so determined?
4. Why is Jerry's mom so protective in the beginning of the story?
5. Is it important that Jerry's mom is a widow?
6. Why doesn't Jerry argue with his mom at the end of the story?
7. What did the tunnel symbolize for Jerry?
8. Does Jerry's experience coming of age resemble our own?
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