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

Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. Jonathan notices that the captain is missing what body part?

2. The Admiral orders Jonathan to kneel on what hard, wooden structure upon arrival at the Slabhenge Reformatory School for Troubled Boys?

3. What is the name of the Admiral’s assistant?

4. In Chapter 4, Jonathan chops what vegetable to help prepare breakfast?

Short Answer

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

1. At this point in the novel, what facts are there about Jonathan’s crime that sent him to Slabhenge Reformatory School for Troubled Boys?

Paired Resource

Reformatories

• This article explores the history of reformatories.
• Why do you think authors like Dan Gemeinhart might choose to set their books in reformatory schools? What about this setting is conducive to stories about Power Struggles and Authoritarianism?

Chapters 6-9

Reading Check

1. Who is the only boy to object to the plan to stay on the island without adult supervision?

2. Where does Jonathan propose they store the eight dead bodies?

3. Sebastian declares that the boys are not “scabs,” as the Admiral called them, but what?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence.