99 pages 3 hours read

Andrew Clements

The School Story

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2001

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Answer Key

Chapters 1-6

Reading Check

1. The Cheater (Chapter 1)

2. Cassandra Day (Chapter 5)

Short Answer

1. Natalie wants her mother to have someone to talk to after her father’s death. (Chapter 1)

2. Natalie did not want her mom to read the books that her dad used to read to her so Natalie can remember how he read them. (Chapter 2)

3. Natalie believes using a pen name would be lying to her mom. (Chapter 5)

Chapters 7-9

Reading Check

1. Hannah’s boss (Chapter 7)

2. Sherry Clutch (Chapter 9)

Short Answer

1. The manuscripts sit unread for months and are then judged by just a few pages. (Chapter 7)

2. Zoe sees how Natalie wrote her feelings about her late father into the book’s story. (Chapter 8)

3. Natalie cares about Zoe as a friend and wants to support her. (Chapter 9)

Chapters 10-12

Reading Check

1. Natalie and Zoe’s 6th Grade English teacher (Chapter 10)

2. Zee Zee Reisman (Chapter 11)

Short Answer

1. She worries she will get in trouble with her job. (Chapter 12)

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