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Ted ChiangA 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.
STORY 1: “Tower of Babylon”
Reading Check
1. Where is Hillalum, the protagonist, from?
2. What do the miners hit in the vault that brings catastrophe?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. What is Hillalum’s profession, and why has he been chosen to climb the tower?
2. What is Hillalum apprehensive about? How does this distinguish him from the other workers and tower-dwellers?
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STORY 2: “Understand”
Reading Check
1. Where is the narrator, Leon, at in the beginning of the story?
2.
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