American Buffalo 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.

Act 1 Abstract

* Don and his gopher Bob are in Don's Resale Shop.
* Don is wondering why Bob has returned early from his job watching someone at a house.
* Bob left his post because he thought the person had gone out the back door.
* Don is upset and tells...
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