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

Part 1

Reading Check

1. According to Mary Iris Malone, who is “not okay”?

2. What day of the year does Mim tell Isabel is special to her and her mother?

Short Answer

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

1. According to Mim’s letter to Isabel, why is Mim angry with her father?

2. What was Makundi’s reaction to the treatment Dr. Wilson prescribed for Mim?

3. What does Mim discover in the money can?

Paired Resource

“Who Can You Trust? Unreliable Narrators”

• This 8-minute PBS video introduces the idea of the unreliable narrator and gives clear illustrative examples.
• This resource relates to the themes of The Search for Identity and Coming of Age and the Road Novel.
• What is an unreliable narrator? So far, what evidence does the reader have for Mim’s reliability or unreliability? How is this question related to her age, her journey, and her reasons for this journey?

Part 2

Reading Check

1. What behavior of Mim’s caused her father to first become worried about her mental health?

2. How does Mim alter her appearance when she is in her hotel room?