Lab Activity 38: Implied Main Ideas in Literature

Chapter 8: Implied Main Ideas and Implied Central Ideas
Lab Activity 38: Implied Main Ideas in Literature

Objective:
To use supporting details to determine the implied main idea in literature.

Step 2: Using the poem "Ex-Basketball Player" in your Lab Manual, answer the following questions.

2. The subject of the poem is ___________.

a. an old gas station

b. a gas station owner named Berth

c. an ex-basketball player who is now a gas station attendant

d. an aging waitress named Mae

3. Who or what is the subject of the second stanza?

a. Flick

b. The old gas station pumps

c. Berth, the gas station owner

d. Colonel McComsky

4. Which is not an accurate detail the poet implies about Flick?

a. He was the best player on the Wizards.

b. He is talkative.

c. His county record still stands.

d. He never learned a trade.

5. Which is not implied in the last stanza of the poem?

a. Mae's luncheonette is usually grease-gray and kind of coiled.

b. Flick is usually grease-gray and kind of coiled.

c. Flick usually plays pinball silently.

d. Flick smokes thin cigars and drinks lemon phosphates.

6. In the poem, Flick's hands are compared to ___________.

a. indifferent lug wrenches

b. applauding tiers of Necco Wafers, Nibs, and Juju Beads

c. Wild birds

d. The cheering crowd of a home game