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Alan GratzA 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.
Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
PART 1, CHAPTERS 1-17
Reading Check
1. What is the name of the fire threatening Akira and her father?
2. What jobs do Owen and his family have?
3. Where are George and Owen going for the weekend?
4. How severe is Hurricane Reuben?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. How do Akira and her dad differ in their thoughts about climate change and how does this difference impact their relationship?
2. When George and Owen stop, what danger do they encounter and how do they react?
3. What causes Natalie to climb through the window?
PART 2, CHAPTERS 18-40
Reading Check
1. When Akira and Sue find a house, whom do they find in the pool?
2. When Natalie and the family helping her need to flee that house, where do they go?
3. What connection to her past does Isabel see in the hurricane?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. How do Sue and Akira end up alone in the wildfire?
2.
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