Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Section 1

Reading Check

1. Why has Jenna lost some of her motor function and her memory?

2. How does Jenna’s mother attempt to spark her memory?

3. Where did Jenna’s family move from?

Short Answer

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

1. What is unusual about Jenna’s relationship with her grandmother, Lily?

2. What is unusual about the way Jenna speaks?

Sections 2-3

Reading Check

1. What is unusual about Jenna’s behavior when she meets Mr. Bender?

2. How does Jenna’s first memory return?

3. What is unusual about the scar on Jenna’s chin?

4. What is concerning to Jenna when she is told to go to her room?

Short Answer

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

1. Why is there a strain between Jenna and her grandmother?

2. Describe the quarrel between Jenna and her mother. What caused it?

Paired Resource

Genetic Engineering and Crops

• This 10-minute video describes the pros and cons of genetic engineering on crops.
• How do people use genetic engineering today? What concerns does genetic engineering raise? How is genetic engineering of plants connected to the death of Lily’s grandfather? How is genetic engineering related to the book’s theme of Choices (Can vs.