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Michele MarineauA 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.
SECTION 1
Reading Check
1. What word does the narrator use to describe Karim’s effect on the class?
2. What type of French does Karim speak?
3. Where does the teacher, Robert, take the class for the weekend?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. Compare Karim’s version of his first day of school with the narrator’s version of Karim’s first day.
2. What are some of the struggles that Karim experiences in his new life in Canada? How does he try to contend with the challenges?
3. Summarize the conversation regarding ethnic diversity amongst the students. How does Karim respond to this conversation?
4. Why does Karim wake up in the hospital? How does this event reveal the true characteristics of some of his classmates as well as Karim’s own motivations?
Paired Resources
“Shifting Aspirations: Young Syrian Refugees’ Experience in Canada”