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​How does the author use the description of the bicycle to reflect Marcus's feelings?
The damaged bike shows Marcus's carelessness.
The broken bike shows Marcus’s loss of hope.
The bicycle represents a happy memory for Marcus.
The bicycle is a symbol of Marcus’s friendship with Mr. Jennings.
​Based on Mr. Jennings’ actions and words, what can be inferred about his personality?
He believes that most things cannot be fixed.
He prefers to work alone rather than help people.
He is a person who likes to criticize others.
He is someone who encourages others to keep trying.
How does the author use the description of the bicycle to reflect Marcus's feelings?
Based on Mr. Jennings’ actions and words, what can be inferred about his personality?
What does Marcus’s change from feeling hopeless to hopeful suggest about the overall theme of the story?
How does Marcus’s relationship with Mr. Jennings help develop the plot?
How does the setting of the broken bike scene help build the story’s tension?
How does Marcus’s initial reaction to his broken bicycle contrast with his feelings at the end of the story?
How did the invention of pedals change the design of bicycles?
Pedals made the bicycles look less attractive to early riders.
What does the word "innovations" suggest about the development of bicycles over time?
In the context of the passage, what does the word "accessible" suggest about the safety bicycle's impact on society?
