A House Divided | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Chapter 1—Pages 1-27 Abstract

* Wang Yuan is a 19 year-old Chinese boy whose father is Wang the Tiger, a rich war lord.
* Yuan and his father get into a dispute when his father returns from a long absence.
* Yuan escapes from his father's house to the earthen house his...
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