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

FIRST PICTURE-FOURTH PICTURE

Reading Check

1. What are the only two things Hollis requires to “get along?”

2. What is Josie carrying in her hand the first time that Hollis sees her?

3. According to Josie, what two types of people are there?

4. Which memory does Hollis express in the Third Picture?

5. What special gift does the Old Man give Holly?

Short Answer

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

1. What is Holly’s “W” picture? How do the adults in her life respond to the “W” picture?

2. Who is Josie Cahill? How does Hollis think of this person?

3. What does Hollis try to capture with her Second Picture? How does she feel about the result?

4. What is Josie’s relationship to money? Describe the observations that Hollis makes about her guardian’s spending habits.

Paired Resource

“Obituary: Patricia Reilly Giff”

• This obituary from Publishers Weekly provides an overview of Giff’s life and novels. 
• The discussion of her life’s work connects with the themes The Lasting Effects Of Trauma and Memories; Running, Hiding, and Being Found; and Using Art To See Life Clearly.