Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. Z (Chapter 1)

2. Throw a party (Chapter 1)

3. Libraries are closed, books are taken away (Chapter 2)

4. Newspapers, radio, and telephone calls (Chapter 2)

5. William Creevy (Chapter 2)

6. Nate Warren, a Nollop scholar (Chapter 3)

Short Answer

1. It is a sign from Nevin Nollop that they should stop using the letters and words containing the letters. (Chapter 1)

2. The perpetrators are given verbal reprimands for their first offense. They must choose between being put in the stockade or whipped if they commit a second offense, and the third offense is either execution or exile. (Chapter 2)

3. She spoke a word that contained the letter z. They believe it is their civic duty to uphold the decisions of the Council. (Chapters 2-3)

4. The glue holding the tiles will calcify, making them all fall. (Chapter 3)

Chapters 4-7

Reading Check

1. The names of the days of the week (Chapter 4)

2. Resign from teaching (Chapter 5)

3.