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Sharon M. DraperA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Reading Check
1. How does Donna Jean get injured?
2. Why do white people accuse Mrs. Patterson (Sylvia’s mother) of “putting on airs”?
3. What shocking announcement does Gary make over an otherwise pleasant breakfast?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. In the opening scene, how do the different characters channel or express their anger? Provide 2 examples.
2. Why does Gary’s announcement startle and upset his parents?
3. How does Sylvia observe and experience racial and cultural differences between herself and her best friend, Rachel?
Paired Resources
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum History Page
Emmett Till from History.com
Leo Frank from Encyclopaedia Britannica
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