42 pages 1 hour read

Lois Duncan

Killing Mr. Griffin

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1978

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Essay Topics

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How does Duncan introduce tension at the start of his novel? What affect does this have on the reader?

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What makes Mark so convincing to his peers? What qualities about Mark, and what qualities about the other teenage characters, create a dependent relationship?

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In your opinion, should Mr. Griffin be gentler with his students? Explain your reasoning using passages from the text.