Florence King | 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.

Prologue & Chapter 1 Abstract

* In Chapter 1, Florence's Mama was born in 1908 and grew up on a dirt road in Ballston, and after her father died, Botetourt, her older brother left Granny and Mama alone.
* Never interested in creating appearances, Mama quit school at age 15, went to work for...
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