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p.656-657


1. "And the pain in his head brought a hard lump to [Brille's ] throat." What conclusions has Brille drawn about his own family and his children's behavior?

2. Evaluate the importance of cooperation among the prisoners. How can that same cooperation be applied to the family and ultimately to society?

3. What does the reader learn about Brille's background?

4. Why is he in prison?

5. How do Brille's political views affect his relations with the warder?

6. "But nothing in the regulations says I'm your servant.......Brille squinted up at him."

focus on details that indicate a change in power in the relationship between the two men.

7. "All throughout the tirade from his chief,.....but his nerve broke completely. "

What does the sentence"his nerve broke completely " mean?