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a. Understanding the Text

1. Why is it so important for the student to have a red Rose?
The rose is important for the student because he wants to ask a girl to dance
with him, but the girl is willing to dance if this student brings red rose for him.
2. Why is the Nightingale so determined to get the student a red Rose?
The nightingale so determined to get the student a red rose because the
nightingale felt sorry to see the student sad because his dance invitation was
rejected
3. Why is a Rose so hard to get?
The red rose is hard to find because of the snow which causes the red rose
plant freeze and its branches break, so the plant cannot produce a red rose.
4. Why is the Nightingale so persistent in shedding its blood for the
student?
In my opinion, the Nightingale wants to shed blood for the student because the
Nightingale loves this student so much that she is willing to sacrifice and die
for the happiness of the student.
5. What does the student think about the nightingale when he sees her?
According to the student, the nightingale is a bird that may not have feelings,
the nightingale is just like an artist who has a good voice but has no feelings
and may not even understand what sacrifice means.
6. What does the student think and feel when he finds a red rose in his
garden?
When the student found a red rose in his garden, he felt as if there was luck for
him. He felt so happy that he cried.
7. What does the student do to the rose when the professor’s daughter
refuses it?
The student threw the rose into the street, where it fell into the gutter, and a
cart-wheel went over it.
8. What happens to the rose eventually?
The red rose was thrown on the street and then just broke.
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b. And Thinking It through

1. Is love better than life like what is believed by the Nightingale?
In my opinion, life is more important than love, because as many people
believe, love can come and go, but live only once.
2. Is Logic more useful than love like what is stated by the student?
I think yes. sometimes when we fall in love, it's like we're blinded by everything.
So thinking logically should take precedence over love.
3. Pay attention to how the author talks about the nightingale and the
student. Can you feel the different tones? With whom do you think the
author shows more sympathy?
Yes, the tone is different. When the writer is in the Nightingale position and
describes the student, there are many comparisons of words to better show the
situation described.
In my opinion, the writer is more sympathetic to the student.
4. What one sentence can you write to summarize the message you get from
the story?
true love is not selfish and requires sacrifice