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Lifestyles Worksheet
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Instructions:
After reading the handout about Eric Abraham, answer the questions below. Use your best handwriting.

1. Since you know that Mr. Abraham's birthday is on April 22nd, and you know he was 100 years old in 1998, what year was he born?___________

2. List three things that were different in Eric's childhood from your own because of a lack of electricity. ___________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What did they do for live entertainment when Mr. Abraham was growing up? ________________________________

4. How far were they willing to travel for this entertainment? ______________________________________

5. Why was this such a long way to go?___________________________________________________________________________________________

6. How were perishable foods obtained in 1908?____________________________________________________________________________________

7. Why was this a particularly unsanitary method of attaining your meat?___________________________________________________________________
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8. What was done to prepare the meat?___________________________________________________________________________________________

9. How many years did WWI last? ______________

10. How much of the war did Mr. Abraham fight in?_____________________

11. Why did he not have to enlist in WWII? _________________________________________________________________________________________

12. In one paragraph describe one game that you have played that did not require electricity or pre-manufactured goods (such as boards or action figures). State why this game could have been played 100 years ago.

Bonus: Pick one of the following items: oil lamp, cooler, or gramophone. Describe the item, in your own words, and then state how it was used.