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

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Reading Check

1. What does Ally call the six recreational sites of Moon Shadow Campgrounds?

2. Where does Bree hope to work over the summer?

3. What is Jack hoping to avoid by spending two weeks at Moon Shadow? 

4. What does Ally tell Ryan she is hoping to discover? 

5. Where does Jack like to go to spend his time and feel safe? 

6. What event brings many tourists to the Moon Shadow Campgrounds?

Short Answer

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

1. How does Bree describe herself, and what are her major interests?

2. Why doesn’t Jack know what his father looks like?

3. Who are the friends Ally speaks with each night? 

4. What did Ally’s grandfather wear around his neck, and where did it come from? 

5. Who are the Holdens, and how does their arrival shatter Ally’s dreams?

Paired Resource

“Timeline of Astronomy”

• This interactive timeline of the history of astronomy shows its milestones and the great thinkers who helped humankind develop its understanding of space.
• This connects to the theme The Positive Impact of Education.