The Leavers

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

CHAPTERS 1-3

Reading Check

1. What language do Deming and his mother speak?

2. Where did Deming live before New York City?

3. What would a successful gig provide Daniel a chance at?

Short Answer

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

1. What is Deming’s reaction to his mother’s disappearance?

2. How does Daniel view his Chinese identity?

3. How does his relationship with Leon and Mama, as well as Kay and Peter, impact Daniel’s sense of himself?

CHAPTERS 4-5

Reading Check

1. What item does Daniel keep of his mother’s?

2. What celebration for Angel fills him with revulsion?

3. What paradoxical social experience does Daniel feel in the mostly white Ridgeborough?

Short Answer

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

1. How does Ko expose the white supremacy lurking behind well-meaning educated white people like Peter and Kay?

2. Why does the “Gotcha Day” concept feel different to both Angel and Daniel, and what might this expose about foreign adoption?

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