CtBC: Chapters 22 to 25

Response Questions:


1. In chapters 19 to 23 how is James Jarvis getting an “education?” In what and how? What does he learn? Be sure to include specific information from the text.

2. What are some of Mr. Harrison’s beliefs? Use specific material from the novel. Also, include your opinion of Mr. Harrison and explain why you feel that way.

3. How are Arthur Jarvis and Abe Lincoln comparable?

4. What do the lines “perhaps a second city…impossible” (204) mean? What does the last line in chapter 23 mean? Why is it separated? How do they relate to the citation above?

5. What do you think is the most important topic/theme/idea expressed in the reading selection. Find a passage explaxing the topic/theme/idea and explain/analyze its meaning and importance.