98 pages • 3 hours read
Eden RobinsonSon of a Trickster
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Answer Key
Chapters 1-6
Reading Check
1. Wee’git and Trickster (Chapter 1)
2. He speaks with a raven. (Chapter 4)
3. He finds holes and thinks they mean someone is spying on him. (Chapter 4)
Short Answer
1. His mother often appears to be involved in violent relationships. She interacts with her love interests in an immature way. She drinks with Jared in the basement after Baby is euthanized for heartworm. Rather than telling Jared to quit selling weed, she tells him to carry a gun. (Various chapters)
2. He denies that he sells it when other kids ask him about it, and he uses the track team’s bake sale as a cover. (Various chapters)
Chapters 7-11
Reading Check
1. He is in the hospital with a back injury. (Chapter 7)
2. He shaves his head to copy him. (Chapter 8)
3. He wants to help his father get out of debt. (Chapter 9)
Short Answer
1. The woman who broke up his parents’ marriage drunkenly tells Jared his father is in the hospital again. Phil is recovering from opioid addiction. Jared’s pregnant stepsister spends an entire night partying. (Various chapters)
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