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Dan GemeinhartA 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.
Chapters 1-5
Reading Check
1. His teeth (Chapter 1)
2. The Sinner’s Sorrow (Chapter 2)
3. Mr. Warwick (Chapter 3)
4. Onions (Chapter 4)
Short Answer
1. The reader does not know the exact nature of the crime. The headmaster refers to what Jonathan did as a “terrible crime.” (10) Though the reader does not know what Jonathan did, they know that he is deeply ashamed of whatever it was. (Chapters 1-5)
Chapters 6-9
Reading Check
Short Answer
1. Water conducts electricity, and the adults were all standing in a puddle when the lightning bolt struck, thus killing them all. The boys think they survived because they stood up on the stone blocks, out of the water. (Chapter 6)
Chapters 10-13
Reading Check
1. A glowing light (Chapter 10)
2. Four years (Chapter 11)
3. Keep writing letters every day (Chapter 12)
Short Answer
1. Because reading books was not compatible with the Admiral’s hard-labor approach to rehabilitating and reforming the boys. (Chapters 10-13)
Chapters 14-18
Reading Check
By Dan Gemeinhart
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