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

Chapters 1-6

Reading Check

1. What kind of books does Candice’s mother write?

Short Answer

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

1. Why does the mayor fire Abigail Caldwell?

2. When Brandon comes over to Candice’s house, what does Anne do that embarrasses Candice?

Chapters 7-11

Reading Check

1. Whose perspective does the narrative follow in Chapter 9 that tells about the events that took place in 1914?

Short Answer

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

1. What clue does Brandon notice in the anonymous letter that Candice missed?

2. After they consult with Ms. McMillan, what does Candice realize about the date on the anonymous letter?

Paired Resource

“Justice”

• This University of Texas resource from their “Ethics Unwrapped” series contains both a brief video on different forms of justice and a written version of the same information.
• This resource relates to the theme of The Balance Between Justice and Forgiveness.
• What different kinds of justice does this source discuss? Which of these forms of justice does the anonymous letter writer in The Parker Inheritance seem to be pursuing? Based on what you have learned so far about the situation that provoked the letter writer, are there other forms of justice that you think might be more appropriate to pursue?