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1. What does Claude remember from Euclid Avenue?

Claude remembers Euclid Avenue. He remembers the yelling from the street coming into their window. He remembers Grandma holding his ankle, swinging his two-year-old self out the front door. Then she would flip him right-side-up and plop him down next to the Hawaiian violets and sit down next to him.

2. In "Euclid Avenue," what does Claude remember about the man who fought with his dad?

Claude remembers how his dad and another man fought by the curb. When they finished fighting, the man brushed grass and dirt off his jeans. He wiped his bloody and twisted nose on his shirt. He adjusted his tie and silver belt buckle. His face was sad.

3. Where did Claude's father grow up?

Claude's father grew up on the other side of the tracks down Jeffrey Avenue and deep into South Shore. He grew up near the train stop to Indiana across from the strip mall. The apartments in that areas were clustered near mass transportation.

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