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Richard WagameseA 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 points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Reading Check
1. Where does Frank go to visit Eldon?
2. Why do the kids in Eldon’s town yell at Frank and call him names?
3. What is the name of the woman Eldon is with when Frank finds his rooming house?
4. What type of burial does Eldon ask Frank to give him?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. Why does Bunky caution Frank against going to his father? Why does Frank decide to go despite Bunky’s warning?
2. What skills does Frank possess that allow him to survive in the wilderness?
3. How does the novel make use of imagery to describe the town where Eldon lives?
4. What in the novel hints at Frank’s connection to the land?
Paired Resource
“Ojibwe”
By Richard Wagamese