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Christopher Paul CurtisA 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.
CHAPTERS 1-5
Reading Check
1. How does Elijah get back at his mother for shaming his fear of hoop snakes?
2. What does Elijah see coming out of the woods after the “slave catcher” scare?
3. What does Elijah find interesting about the way Mr. Leroy eats fish?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. What does Elijah’s mother mean when she calls him “fra-gile?”
2. Why was Frederick Douglass holding Elijah during a speech at Buxton?
3. Describe “rock fishing.”
Paired Resources
“Escaping Slavery: The Consequences of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 via The Library of Congress Blog” and “Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 in The Canadian Encyclopedia”
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