Jose Hernandez Diaz reads "The Fall"

The video features a teacher introducing and reading a prose poem titled 'The Fall' by Russell Edson. The teacher explains that Edson is a significant influence on their writing style, particularly due to his improvisational approach and the element of surprise in his work. The poem itself is about a man who pretends to be a tree, only for his parents to humorously point out that it is fall when he drops the leaves.

Why did the teacher choose to read 'The Fall' by Russell Edson?

• Because it is easy to understand.

• Because it is a popular poem.

• Because it is a long poem.

• Because Russell Edson is a major influence on the teacher's writing.

What did the man do with the two leaves he found?

• He threw them away.

• He held them out and claimed to be a tree.

• He gave them to his parents as a gift.

• He used them to make a collage.

What was the parents' initial reaction to the man's claim of being a tree?

• They laughed and ignored him.

• They were confused and asked for an explanation.

• They told him to go outside and not grow in the living room.

• They were angry and scolded him.

What did the man do after his parents responded to his claim?

• He laughed and continued pretending.

• He left the room silently.

• He admitted he was joking and dropped the leaves.

• He insisted he was a tree.

What was the parents' final comment after the man dropped the leaves?

• They said it was summer.

• They said it was winter.

• They said it was spring.

• They said it was fall.