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

PROLOGUE-CHAPTER 4

Reading Check

1. Whose “backbone” did the writer climb up to escape poverty and hopelessness?

2. Where was Bragg’s mother when she went into labor with him?

Short Answer

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

1. What does Bragg’s father tell him when he gives him the .22 rifle, and what does this reveal about their family?  

2. What war did Bragg’s father fight in, and how does Bragg believe the experience affected him?  

CHAPTERS 5-8

Reading Check

1. What vehicle did Bragg’s grandfather, Bobby Bragg, drive?  

2. What type of work is no longer available to Bragg’s mother after the arrival of new machinery?   

Short Answer

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

1. What happens to the moonshine that Bragg’s father obtained, and what worry does this provoke in Bragg?

2. What is the explanation for why one member of the Bragg family doesn’t have a name?

Paired Resources

“Korean War: Not Forgotten”

• This collection of sources from the Library of Congress provides information about what is sometimes referred to as America’s “forgotten war.