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Christina Diaz GonzalezA 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 plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Reading Check
1. What is the name of the boy Lucia has a crush on?
Short Answer
Answer each of the following questions in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. In Chapter 2, what does Lucia think her mother wants to talk to her about at breakfast?
2. In Chapter 3, why do Lucia and Frankie decide not to tell their parents about what they saw at the school?
Reading Check
1. Why does her mother send Lucia to the pharmacy in Chapter 6?
Short Answer
Answer each of the following questions in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. When Lucia hides at the top of the stairs to listen to her parents talk in Chapter 5, what does she see her father do?
2. In Chapter 8, what does Ivette pressure Lucia to do that causes Lucia to end up revealing a family secret?
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