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

Prologue-Chapter 3

Reading Check

1. Who is Jacob’s grandfather?

2. Who does Jacob believe the monsters who chased his grandfather are?

3. Where does Jacob’s grandfather grow up?

4. What is Jacob building a replica of?

5. What is Abraham upset about losing when he calls Jacob?

6. What does Jacob notice about Abraham’s neighbor?

7. What creature does Jacob see when he finds his grandfather’s body?

8. What do the police believe killed Abraham?

9. What does Jacob receive on his 16th birthday from his grandfather?

Short Answer

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

1. What motivates Jacob to tell his grandfather he doesn’t believe in fairy tales anymore?

2. Why are Jacob and his father eager to go to the island of Cairnholm?

Paired Resource

Children’s Homes During World War II

• This article describes one man’s experience as an orphan following his liberation at age 15 from a Nazi death march near the end of World War II.
• Why were there displaced children during World War II? Why was there uncertainty for Erwin and Zoltan after they were liberated? Why was placement of the displaced children difficult? How do this information and these examples connect to the novel’s themes of Overcoming Fear and Coming of Age?