One Moment in Time
by Helen Tracy
420 words
Flesch-Kincaid Readability 2.3
Reading Comprehension Skill: Making Inferences
Literary Skill: Mood
Discussion Questions
When do you first get the feeling of danger? Why?
When do you realize what the danger is?
What are Abel's conflicts? Are they inner conflicts?
What does Abel infer and what does he know about what is going on?
Why do Abel's legs tremble?
If the man had been a convict, would it have been right for Abel to kill him?
If Abel had killed his father, thinking he was a danger, would Abel have been right in killing him?
At the end of the story, do you think Abel has changed his beliefs about killing?
What does this story tell you about violence?
