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

Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. What is unusual about Ellie’s dog?

2. What do Ronnie’s parents object to about her boyfriend, Al?

Short Answer

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

1. When Trevor appears in Ellie’s dream, what does he tell her about his death, and what does he ask her to do for him?

2. Why do Ellie and her father plan to go to Willowbee, Texas?

3. What did Six-Great realize about the river monster’s face?

Paired Resource

“Federal Government Seeks Solutions to the Crisis of Missing Indigenous People”

• This article by Will Walkey, hosted by Wyoming Public Radio, details the ongoing national crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people.
• This resource relates to the themes of Grief and Letting Go and Prejudice and Privilege.
• What relationship is there between systemic prejudice and the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people? How does this article demonstrate the heartache and anger this issue causes for Indigenous families and communities? What actions have some Indigenous people taken to try to bring attention to this issue? What light does this shed on Ellie’s immediate willingness to investigate Trevor’s death and defend his wife and child?