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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. What night is it when Corinne, her father, and the other villagers go to the cemetery?
2. What caused Nicole to choose the hill at the edge of the forest as the spot for her home with Pierre?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. As Corinne and her father walk toward the cemetery, what does the narrator reveal that shows Corinne’s fears have some basis in reality?
2. What secret does the reader learn about Corinne’s mother when the narrative perspective shifts to that of the jumbie woman in the churchyard?
3. What reason does the witch give the jumbie woman for refusing to give the jumbie the magic necessary to maintain her disguise?
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