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Name _________________________________________Date ___________________ “Debbie” by James Herriot “Forest Fire” by Anaïs Nin

Workplace Skills: Acting Responsibly In each of the two selections, the author deals in some way with matters of proper behavior. In “Debbie,” Mrs. Ainsworth apologizes to Mr. Herriot for asking him to come out on Christmas Day to tend to her sick cat. In “Forest Fire,” a news reporter grows annoyed with Anaïs Nin when she chooses to salvage her diaries instead of her clothing, as the fire threatens to spread. In your own life, there will be many times when you must make choices regarding appropriate behavior. It may not always be easy to know or decide on the proper way to behave. DIRECTIONS: Describe what you would do in each situation below. Explain your reasoning. 1. You checked out a library book that is now overdue. You still need the book for a report. The library has called to say that another person wants to check out the same book and that there is no other copy. What do you do? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Your best friends have gone somewhere that their parents have told them not to go. Now your friends want you to tell their parents that they spent the time at your house. You know they will get in serious trouble if their parents discover where they really were. What do you do? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. You eat at a restaurant where the waiter was slightly rude to you and your friend. After the meal, you still feel obligated to leave a tip. What do you do? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. You have a midterm examination in history but you do not start studying until the night before the exam. At 11 P.M., you realize that you do not have the list of questions the teacher provided to help you review. Your friend could help but it’s late to call. What do you do? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ © Prentice-Hall, Inc. Beyond Literature 39 Unit 7: Nonfiction