Q5) “A boy who has expressed such interest in tragedies and their human aftermath, like the Titanic, Mt. St. Helens’ eruption, the Johnstown Flood, and a few others, acted as if the horrible tragedy of the World Trade Center was…
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Q4: Adventures in the Mainstream
Q4) “For some of the people around us, Ned’s formal graduation from high school was seen as a kind of self-esteem gimmick, a conspiracy between his parents and teacher to make him think he’s just as good as everybody else.…
Q3: Adventures in the Mainstream
Q3) “Ned didn’t need a car. Ned will never need a car, though I’m not sure he realizes that. When Ira turned sixteen and got his driver’s license, Ned talked a lot about how he could hardly wait until he…
Q2: Adventures in the Mainstream
Q2) In the first chapter, Palmer sets up the struggle he intends to show his readers: How parents of children who have Down syndrome think about the transition from child to adult. “Can a very verbal, very social young man…
Q1: Adventures in the Mainstream
Q1) In the Introduction, Palmer talks about a boy who has Down syndrome he used to see as a child. “I’ll never know what happened to him, whether by some miracle he found a life worth living. I can only…
