92 pages • 3 hours read
Kekla MagoonThe Rock and The River
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009A 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 Questions & Paired Texts
Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, or quizzes.
Chapters 1-2
Reading Check
1. What happens when Stick tries to intervene when he sees white men beating a Black protester?
2. What happens when Sam tries to purchase mittens for Maxie at the hospital gift shop?
3. What happens when the Childs family goes to church the day after the protest?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. What different kinds of treatment does Stick receive at the hospital?
2. Why does the phone call from Dr. King’s wife upset the Childs family?
3. When Dr. King visited the Childs, why was Bucky’s literature about the Black Panthers inappropriate?
Paired Resources
General Introduction to Dr. King
- A biographical dictionary entry discussing Dr. King’s impact on the civil rights movement
- This article from the Martin Luther King Jr. Research & Education Institute (Stanford University) explains the tension between Dr. King’s message and the “Black Power” message of the Black Panthers.
Chapters 3-4
Reading Check
1. To what career does Sam aspire?
2. Who provides the free lunch program at Sam’s school?
3. What does Sam witness when he stops at the auto shop where Bucky works?
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