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

CHAPTERS 1-3

Reading Check

1. What grade is Julia in?

2. Who is Hanna?

3. Where are Hanna and her family going?

Short Answer

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

1. From what perspective is Julia narrating and how does that affect the story?

2. What is “the slowing” (2), and how do people react when they learn of it?

3. How do Julia’s parents react to the slowing?

CHAPTERS 4-9

Reading Check

1. With whom does Julia spend the eclipse?

2. What does Julia’s grandfather think about the slowing?

3. What is happening to birds?

Short Answer

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

1. How is the slowing affecting school?

2. What declaration does the president of the United States make, and how will it impact Julia and her family?

CHAPTERS 10-15

Reading Check

1. What items are in demand once “clock time” is implemented?

2. How has the slowing affected the tides?

Short Answer

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