49 pages1 hour read

Mitch Albom

Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2019

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Essay Topics

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Content Warning: The source material and this guide include extensive discussion of terminal illness in a child.

What impact did the 2010 earthquake in Haiti have on Chika’s story? How might have her circumstances been different without that event?

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In what ways do Chika’s qualities complement Albom’s personal flaws, as he sees them? How do Albom’s regrets and mistakes inform his feelings of gratitude to Chika?

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What do parenthood and running the mission teach Albom about Sharing Time? How does his attitude toward his own time change upon taking in Chika?

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