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CHAPTERS 1-20
Reading Check
1. What is Cash building for his mother?
2. Where does the family plan to take Addie to bury her body?
3. What secret is Dewey Dell attempting to hide?
4. What dead animal is Vardaman associated with in these chapters?
5. What beloved animal is Jewel most associated with in these chapters?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. What sound does “Chuck Chuck Chuck” describe, and how does it add to the sense of anticipation among the characters?
2. Why do Darl and Jewel go to town, and what event does this make them miss?
3. Who does Dewey Dell discover hiding in the cow stalls, and why is this person there?
4. What is Dewey Dell thinking about when she says that Peabody “could do so much for me if he just would” in Chapter 14?
5. How does Cash feel about his handiwork when it is done? How does the reader know?
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