Author Question: Why might the essay be titled The Suddenly Empty Chair? a. the author is referring to the lack of ... (Read 17 times)

james9437 · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

Why might the essay be titled The Suddenly Empty Chair?

a. the author is referring to the lack of advice or help she got from her department chair
b. she is referring to her own lack of emotion when she hears about the suicide
c. the student had stopped coming to class some weeks before
d. the student had indicated in an email what he was planning to do
e. none of the above

Question 2

How does her previous experience as a teacher condition her reaction to the student's
suicide?

a. since she has had no previous experience she does not know what to do
b. she is worried about what the administration might say
c. she has had situations like this occur in the past
d. the student was an adult and she had no responsibility for him
e. she feels her friendship and compassion must extend beyond the classroom