When I was growing up, my grandparents played a special game that involved the word SHMILY. I never understood what that mysterious combination of letters meant, but they would leave it in places for the other to find. SHMILY would turn up in the sugar, written in the frost on the windows, and left on the mirrors after a hot shower, reappearing at the next bath. There would also be notes with SHMILY on them tucked into shoes or left under pillows. The word became as much a part of my grandparents' house as the furniture, and it also became a symbol of their devotion to one another.
It wasn't until I was older that I realized that my grandparents' game wasn't just silliness, but a way of life. It all came to light after my grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer. She battled the disease for over 10 years, and my grandfather lovingly stood by her every step of the way. When she passed away, the word SHMILY was even scrawled on the pink ribbons of my grandmother's funeral bouquet. At the funeral, my grandfather approached my grandmother's casket and, through tears and grief, he began to sing. The deep, throaty lullaby was in honor of the depth of their love, which was something that few people will ever experience, and I was privileged to share its unmatched beauty. The meaning of SHMILY was finally revealed to us as we listened to my grandfather sing his final words to my grandmother—see how much I love you.
1. What was the object of the game played by the grandparents?
(A) To see who could figure out the meaning of SHMILY.
(B) To decorate their house with different words that meant a lot to them.
(C) To leave the word SHMILY in a place where the other person would stumble upon it.
(D) To confuse other people who did not know the true meaning of SHMILY.
2. What did the narrator discover about the game when she was older?
(A) The game was meaningless.
(B) The game was the way her grandparents battled disease.
(C) The game was a symbol of breast cancer.
(D) Instead of being a silly game, it was the foundation of the way they lived their lives.
3. How did the grandfather reveal the meaning of SHMILY?
(A) He put the words on his wife's gravestone.
(B) He sang it in a song.
(C) He made the words out of flowers for her funeral.
(D) He told the family in a meeting before the funeral.
4. What is the word SHMILY a symbol of?
(A) Everlasting love.
(B) Long life.
(C) Death and despair.
(D) A lovely lullaby. |
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