Appointment in Samarra | 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, Part 1 Abstract

* The story opens on Christmas morning in Gibbsville, Pennsylvania, in 1930.
* Irma Fliegler looks out her window and thinks how much she detests the Jewish people who have moved in across the street.
* Irma hopes that prosperity will return soon so she can join the country...
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