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

Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. Raspberry is angry at Momma because Momma has begun dating the father of which of Raspberry’s friends?

2. When Raspberry walks through her apartment building, why does she instinctively pinch her nose in the hallway?

3. Why does Zora sell chocolates for Raspberry? What is she saving up to buy?

4. It turns out that Zenna is sick not because of Raspberry’s chocolates, but because she is ill with something else. Why is Zenna really sick?

Short Answer

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

1. Name two of Raspberry’s traumatic life experiences that have already deeply affected her, even at the young age of 13.

Paired Resource

“Effects of Domestic Violence on Children”

• The devastating effect that witnessing domestic abuse can have on children is well-documented. In this governmental paper from the Office on Women’s Health (US Department of Health and Human Services), those effects are outlined and discussed in depth. (Content Warning: Includes discussion of abuse and domestic violence)
• Which of these effects do you see manifested in Raspberry thus far? How are the negative consequences of domestic violence exacerbated by poverty in her case?