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. When the novel opens, where has Janae been for many months?

2. Whom does Zuri call a “thirsty player”?

3. What does Zuri write when she is supposed to be working on her college admissions essay?

Short Answer

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

1. When Madrina tells Papa in Chapter 2 that “[her] rich son-in-laws just moved in across the street,” what differences in attitudes about women’s ambitions are revealed by the conversation that follows?

2. What shared dream do Zuri and Janae talk about when they are up on their building’s roof?

3. When Carrie tries to embarrass Zuri by asking whether she has ever been inside a house as big as the Darcys’ house, what point does Zuri make about houses this size?

Paired Resource

“Ta-Nehisi Coates Explores America’s Racial Divide in New Book” and Between the World and Me: Trailer

The first resource is a 7-minute CBS This Morning video in which Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses his book

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