Girl, Stolen

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

Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. Around what holiday does the story take place?

2. Why is it impossible for Cheyenne to identify Griffin?

3. How old is Cheyenne?

Short Answer

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

1. Where is Griffin taking Cheyenne? Why?

Chapters 5-10

Reading Check

1. Besides being kidnapped and blind, what other issue is Cheyenne dealing with?

2. What company is Cheyenne’s dad the president of?

Short Answer

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

1. According to Cheyenne, what are some of the advantages of being blind?

2. Why is Griffin glad that Cheyenne is blind as he walks her into his house?

3. Why does Roy leave Griffin alone with Cheyenne?

Paired Resource

“Why Dogs Bark and Curbing Excessive Barking”

• This article from pets.webmd.com explains why dogs bark and how to stop barking that is excessive.
• How does Cheyenne react when the dog Duke barks aggressively? How does her reaction support the theme of Turning a Disadvantage Into an Advantage?

Chapters 11-16

Reading Check

1. What would Griffin’s dad do if he discovered that Griffin let Cheyenne escape?

2. What time was Cheyenne taken from the mall parking lot?

3. Who was responsible for getting Cheyenne out of bed and learning to care for herself after her accident and mother’s death?

Short Answer

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

1. What kind of business does Roy have?

Chapters 17-22

Reading Check

1. Despite being a good student, what has been hard for Cheyenne to learn?

2. What does Cheyenne make Griffin promise?

3. Who saved Cheyenne from getting hit by a car a second time?

Short Answer

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

1. Compare and contrast Mr. Waddell’s and Ms. Crispin’s attitudes toward Cheyenne’s schoolwork.

2. Draw a comparison between Cheyenne and Griffin.

Paired Resource

“Guide Dogs 101”

• This short article and video by Guiding Eyes for the Blind explains how dogs are trained and prepared to work.
• How does viewing a dog as a “working” dog differ from viewing a dog as a pet? What similarities are developing in the novel between the guide dog Phantom, who saved Cheyenne’s life through disobedience, and Griffin? How might these similarities support the theme of Seeing Things From a Different Perspective?

Chapters 23-26

Reading Check

1. What does Cheyenne hit Griffin with?

2. What does Cheyenne use as a makeshift leash for Duke?

Short Answer

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

1. How does Cheyenne lose Duke?

2. How does Griffin come to the realization that his dad will not let Cheyenne go alive?

Chapters 27-28

Reading Check

1. What stops Griffin from being able to help Cheyenne out of the woods?

2. What gives Griffin’s lie away to TJ and Jimbo?

Short Answer

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

1. Where has Griffin’s mom been all this time? What really happened to her?

2. Why does TJ kill Jimbo?

Paired Resource

 “How Trauma Can Change You—For the Better”

• This time.com article provides examples of people who have changed for the better after experiencing trauma.
• If Griffin survives this experience without having to go to jail, what do you think he will do with his life? Will he continue his criminal behavior, or can he change his life for the better? Use text evidence to predict what will come next for him. How might Griffin embody the theme of Change Inspired by Kindness and Adversity?

Chapters 29-32

Reading Check

1. Who does Roy pretend to be in the woods?

2. What does Cheyenne do to Roy?

Short Answer

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

1. How does Cheyenne try to help Griffin when she talks to the police officer Roy is pretending to be?

2. What happens to Griffin at the end of the story?

Paired Resource

“Meeting the Inspiration Behind ‘Girl, Stolen’”

• Publishers Weekly reports on the kidnapping that inspired April Henry to write Girl, Stolen.
• Did April Henry successfully portray Cheyenne’s kidnapping? Did it feel real to you? If so, how? If not, what could Henry have done better?

Recommended Next Reads 

Count All Her Bones by April Henry

• This sequel is another thriller that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. In this novel, Griffin is ready to testify against his father for kidnapping Cheyenne. Cheyenne and Griffin reconnect and continue their relationship.

Stolen Children by Peg Kehret

• In this young adult suspense novel, a babysitting job becomes a nightmare when an armed gang kidnaps both the babysitter, Amy, and the child in her care.
• Stolen Children plot summary on SuperSummary