Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

CHAPTERS 1-5

Reading Check

1. What object has Ramon’s family recently acquired from Trade Mart?

2. Which title does Matty hope to receive as his “true name”?

3. What peculiar phenomenon caused Gatherer’s death?

4. Who submitted the petition that Leader will discuss at the next meeting?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How does Village differ from Matty’s community of origin?

2. Why does Matty not fear Forest the way others in Village do?

3. Why is Matty surprised to learn who submitted the petition?

4. What secret is Matty hiding out in Forest?

Paired Resource

“After a Terrorist Attack, We Grow Fearful. Here’s What That Does to Our Brains.”

• This resource explores the psychological impact of terrorist attacks and how that fear eventually prompts dehumanizing and “othering” those who are different in some way. The article discusses the role that empathy plays in reducing fear and promoting positive reactions instead.
• Messenger was written in 2004, and the situation regarding the petition to close Village’s borders likely comments on American attitudes towards immigrants and visitors from other countries and border security in the years immediately following 9/11.