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Julia AlvarezA 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 plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Reading Check
1. What is the narrator’s nickname?
2. Who shows up to the narrator’s house the day after the Garcias leave?
3. Who are Anita’s new neighbors?
4. Who are “the Butterflies”?
5. What does Anita see when she looks out her window at the end of Chapter 3?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. Describe the setting of Chapter 1. What major news does the narrator learn?
2. What information does Anita learn from Lucinda in Chapter 2?
3. Anita’s teacher introduces a game to her class in Chapter 3. What is this game and what is the reaction of the students’ parents?
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