100 pages 3 hours read

Jennifer Latham

Dreamland Burning

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

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Multiple Choice

1. What is ironic about Will’s racism at the beginning of the novel?

A) Will feels sympathetic toward people of color.

B) Will has friends of color.

C) Will is part Native American himself.

D) Will believes he is a good person.

2. Which plot scenario indicates that Rowan is willing to make improvements on her perspective?

A) She takes a job at the Jackson Clinic in a dangerous part of town.

B) She continues to speak with James after he tells her she is privileged.

C) She expresses to James that she is sometimes ashamed of being Black.

D) She donates her time to various charities to help those in need.

3. Which comparison accurately reflects Will’s feelings at the beginning of the novel toward racism and what he feels at the novel’s conclusion?

A) He feels that people should be violent toward people of color who do the wrong thing but decides they should no longer have their rights withheld.

B. He doesn’t dislike people of color at the beginning of the novel, but he grows to have several friends in the Black community.

C) He accepts a racist view of the world but changes for the better and decides to act in support of the people of color in his community.