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

Part 1, Chapters 1-16

Reading Check

1. What is Steve’s recurring memory?

2. What is Steve’s condition when the social workers arrive to take him from the Andrades’ home?

3. Where does Steve believe he has found a home?

4. What is revealed about the Robinson family after the social worker leaves?

5. How is Eddie treated by the Robinsons?

6. Who is Steve’s neighbor and what does he do at this neighbor’s house?

7. Why are the doctors suspicious when Steve arrives with a head injury?

8. What does George tell Steve?

Short Answer

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

1. What is revealed to be Steve’s desire in the first part of his memoir?

2. Why is reading important to Steve?

3. What is Willie like?

4. How does Willie react when Steve arrives home from school late?

5. What does Steve do to cope with his home life?

6. How does Steve manage to leave the Robinson’s home?

Paired Resource

Child Welfare Concerns

• This article describes some of the issues Child Welfare workers face when intervening on behalf of children in their system.