The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford | 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.

Part 1, Chapter 1 Abstract

* Maggie is invited to a party in Europe when she's on vacation, where she feels uncomfortable because everybody is speaking French.
* Maggie finds out that she feels uncomfortable as a result of a joke that Tippy, the host, is playing on her.
* Maggie goes...
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