Fatty Legs: A True Story

Reading Check questions are designed for in-class review on key plot points or for quick verbal or written assessments. Multiple Choice and Short Answer Quizzes create ideal summative assessments, and collectively function to convey a sense of the work’s tone and themes.

Opening Note-Preface

Reading Check

1. For whom did Jordan-Fenton want her mother-in-law to tell her story?

2. Who does Jordan-Fenton quote about the reason for dragons in children’s books?

Multiple Choice

1. Debbie Reese’s foreword compares stories told by “outsiders” to stories indigenous people tell of themselves. What is her purpose in writing this foreword?

A) to entertain

B) to inform

C) to persuade

D) Both B & C

E) Both A & C

2. Jordan-Fenton’s preface explains how Fatty Legs came to be a book and the book’s world impact since publication. What is the purpose of her preface?

A) to entertain

B) to inform

C) to persuade

D) Both B & C

E) Both A & C

3. This book is an example of what kind of writing?

A) Historical fiction

B) Speculative fiction

C) Memoir

D) Fantastic non-fiction

Short-Answer Response

Answer each of the following questions in a complete sentence or sentences. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. According to Reese and Jordan-Fenton, why is Pokiak-Fenton’s story so important?

2. Describe the tone of Debbie Reese’s foreword.

3. Describe the tone of Jordan-Fenton’s preface.

Introduction-Chapter 2

Reading Check

1. According to the introduction, how long has Pokiak-Fenton kept her secret?

2.